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IF IT'S NEWS, IT'S IN THE BEE, FOR THE BEE IS A NEWSPAPER. THE BEE WASHINGTON Washington's Best and Leading Negro Newspaper That's THE BEE. VOL. XXXV, NO. 5 WASHINGTON, J. D. C., SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1914 REPUBLICAN COMING CONTEST GAIN Facts and Figures Show That the N a Republican Presiden Official figures of recent elections ferent parts of the country reveal s responding Democratic and Progress these figures, just completed, shows sentiment from Maine to California victory is on. The figures show that the condi Wilson is wiped out and that the in the Republican Party in every instu and Congressional elections was, in Presidential election two years ago Republicans gained. In the Seventi vote in the Congressional election for lican gain was 98 per cent over 1 the decrease in the total vote, com yet the Republican gain was 27 per in Pennsylvania the total vote was in the Presidential election two ye was 21 per cent. One of the most significant of the election for Governor, in which the in spite of the fact that the total vote for President in 1912. A comparison of the votes cast a the results of registrations, with th Roosevelt, in 1912, follows: RESULTS OF SPECIAL CON REPUBLICANS WINNING COMING CONTEST SHOWS REPUBLICAN GAINS Facts and Figures Show That the Next House Will Be Republican and a Republican President Will Win in 1916. Official figures of recent elections, primaries and registrations in different parts of the country reveal sweeping Republican gains and corresponding Democratic and Progressive losses. A careful analysis of these figures, just completed, shows unmistakably the trend of political sentiment from Maine to California. The swing back to Republican victory is on. The figures show that the condition that resulted in the election of Wilson is wiped out and that the readjustment has been favorable to the Republican Party in every instance. The total vote in primaries and Congressional elections was, in most cases, less than that in the Presidential election two years ago, but even in these instances the Republicans gained. In the Seventh District of New Jersey, the total vote in the Congressional election fell away 40 per cent, yet the Republican gain was 98 per cent over 1912. In the Second Iowa District the decrease in the total vote, compared with 1912, was 38 per cent, yet the Republican gain was 27 per cent. In the Senatorial primary in Pennsylvania the total vote was 49 per cent less than the total vote in the Presidential election two years ago, but the Republican gain was 21 per cent. One of the most significant of the returns is that of the Minnesota election for Governor, in which the Republican gain was 203 per cent, in spite of the fact that the total vote was 27 per cent less than the vote for President in 1912. A comparison of the votes cast at recent elections and primaries and the results of registrations, with the votes cast for Wilson, Taft and Roosevelt, in 1912, follows: RESULTS OF SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS. Third District—Maine, September 8, 1913. Wilson, 14,692; Taft, 7,159; Ro Peters, 15,081; Lawrence, 6,558. Republican gain, 110 per cent; Private increased 2 per cent. First District—West Viri Wilson, 23,212; Taft, 12,702; Hearne, 11,044; Laughlan, 3,717. publican loss, 15 per cent; Progress decreased 41 per cent. 4,692; Taft, 7,159; Roosevelt, 13,235; Pattam 881; Lawrence, 6,558. Democratic loss, 9-10 gain, 110 per cent; Progressive loss, 50 per ed 2 per cent. First District—West Virginia. October 14, 191 13,212; Taft, 12,702; Roosevelt, 13,287; No 044; Laughlan.,3,717. Democratic loss, 39 p ps, 15 per cent; Progressive loss, 72 per cent. 1 per cent. Wilson, 14,692; Taft, 7,159; Roosevelt, 13,235; Pattangall, 14,556; Peters, 15,081; Lawrence, 6,558. Democratic loss, 9-100 per cent; Republican gain, 110 per cent; Progressive loss, 50 per cent. Total vote increased 2 per cent. First District—West Virginia: October 14, 1913. Wilson, 23,212; Taft, 12,702; Roosevelt, 13,287; Neely, 14,093; Hearne, 11,044; Laughlan.,3,717. Democratic loss, 39 per cent; Republican loss, 15 per cent; Progressive loss, 72 per cent. Total vote decreased 41 per cent. Second District—Louis. February 16, 1914. Wilson, 19,371; Taft, 8,303; Roosevelt, 15,602; Vollmer, 12,488; Hull, 10,608; Hanley, 3,718. Democratic loss, 35 per cent; Republican gain, 27 per cent; Progressive loss, 76 per cent. Total vote decreased 38 per cent. Wilson, 19,371; Taft, 8,303; R Hull, 10,608; Hanley, 3,718. Demo gain, 27 per cent; Progressive loss, 88 per cent. Seventh District—New Wilson, 10,810; Taft, 5,349; R Drukker, 10,620; Whitehead, 719. publican gain, 98 per cent; Progre decreased 40 per cent. 9,371; Taft, 8,303; Roosevelt, 15,602; Volle ; Hanley, 3,718. Democratic loss, 35 per cent cent; Progressive loss, 76 per cent. Total vo Seventh District—New Jersey. April 7, 1914 10,810; Taft, 5,349; Roosevelt, 11,701; O'B 620; Whitehead, 719. Democratic loss, 51 per in, 98 per cent; Progressive loss, 94 per cent. 0 per cent. Seventh District—New Jersey. April 7. 1914. Wilson, 10,810; Taft, 5,349; Roosevelt, 11,711; OByrne, 5,240; Drukker, 10,620; Whitehead, 719. Democratic loss, 51 per cent; Republican gain, 98 per cent; Progressive loss, 94 per cent. Total vote decreased 40 per cent. RESULTS OF STATE ELECTIONS. New York State Election—President, 1912—Chief Judge, 1913. Wilson, 655,573; Taft, 455,487; Roosevelt, 390,093; Bartlett, 600,- 375; Werner, 597,357; Hand, 195,097. Democratic loss, 8 per cent; Republican gain, 31 per cent; Progressive loss, 49 per cent. Total vote decreased 7 per cent. Maryland State Election—President, 1912—Senator, 1913. Wilson, 112,674; Taft, 54,956; Roosevelt, 57,786; Lee, 112,485; Parran, 73,300; Wellington, 7,033. Democratic loss, 1-10 per cent; Republican gain, 33 per cent; Progressive loss, 87 per cent. Total vote decreased 14 per cent. New Jersey State Election—President, 1912—Governor, 1913. Wilson, 178,299; Taft, 88,835; Roosevelt, 145,410; Fielder, 173,148; Stokes, 140,298; Colby, 41,132. Democratic loss, 2 per cent; Republican gain, 80 per cent; Progressive loss, 71 per cent. Black State Election—President, 1912—Chief Judge, 555,573; Taft, 455,487; Roosevelt, 390,093; Bar, 597,357; Hand, 195,097. Democratic loss, again, 31 per cent; Progressive loss, 49 per cent. per cent. Gand State Election—President, 1912—Senator, 12,674; Taft, 54,956; Roosevelt, 57,786; Lee, 1; Wellington, 7,033. Democratic loss, 1-10 per cent, 33 per cent; Progressive loss, 87 per cent. per cent. Jersey State Election—President, 1912—Governor, 78,299; Taft, 88,835; Roosevelt, 145,410; Field, 298; Colby, 41,132. Democratic loss, 2 per cent, 40 per cent; Progressive loss, 71 per cent. Wilson, 655,573; Taft, 455,487; Roosevelt, 390,093; Bartlett, 600,- 375; Werner, 597,357; Hand, 195,097. Democratic loss, 8 per cent; Republican gain, 31 per cent; Progressive loss, 49 per cent. Total vote decreased 7 per cent. Maryland State Election—President, 1912—Senator, 1913. Wilson, 112,674; Taft, 54,956; Roosevelt, 57,786; Lee, 112,485; Parran, 73,300; Wellington, 7,033. Democratic loss, 1-10 per cent; Republican gain, 33 per cent; Progressive loss, 87 per cent. Total vote decreased 14 per cent. New Jersey State Election—President, 1912—Governor, 1913. Wilson, 178,299; Taft, 88,835; Roosevelt, 145,410; Fielder, 173,148; Stokes, 140,298; Colby, 41,132. Democratic loss, 2 per cent; Republican gain, 80 per cent; Progressive loss, 71 per cent. RESULTS OF PRIMARY ELECTIONS. Pennsylvania—President, 1912-U. S. Senator, Wilson, 395,619: Taft, 273,305; Roosevelt, 447,426. cratic, 189,554; total Republican, 332,265; total Progressive Democratic loss, 52 per cent; Republican gain, 21 per c sive loss, 89 per cent. Total vote decreased 49 per cent. Iowa—President, 1912-U. S. Senator, 1914. Wilson, 185,325: Taft, 119,805; Roosevelt, 161,819. cratic, 76,413; total Republican, 140,277; total Progressive Democratic loss, 58 per cent; Republican gain, 17 per c sive loss, 96 per cent. Total vote decreased 47 per cent. Minnesota—President, 1912—Governor, 1914. Wilson, 106,426: Taft, 64,334; Roosevelt, 125,856. cratic, 42,823; total Republican, 195,298; total Progressive Democratic loss, 59 per cent; Republican gain, 203 per c sive loss, 97 per cent. Total vote decreased 27 per cent. Oregon—President, 1912—Governor and U. S. Sena. Wilson, 47,064: Taft, 34,673; Roosevelt, 37,600. Total 35,998; total Republican, 88,400; total Progressive, 2,524. loss, 23 per cent; Republican gain, 155 per cent; Progress per cent. Total vote decreased 7 per cent. Pennsylvania—President, 1912—U. S. Senator, 195,619; Taft, 273,305; Roosevelt, 447,426. 754; total Republican, 332,265; total Progress loss, 52 per cent; Republican gain, 21 per cent per cent. Total vote decreased 49 per cent. Iowa—President, 1912—U. S. Senator, 1914, 85,325; Taft, 119,805; Roosevelt, 161,819. 73; total Republican, 140,277; total Progress loss, 58 per cent; Republican gain, 17 per cent per cent. Total vote decreased 47 per cent. Minnesota—President, 1912—Governor, 1914, 06,426; Taft, 64,334; Roosevelt, 125,856. 73; total Republican, 195,298; total Progress loss, 59 per cent; Republican gain, 203 per cent per cent. Total vote decreased 27 per cent. —President, 1912—Governor and U. S. Senator, 7,064; Taft, 34,673; Roosevelt, 37,600. Total 1 Republican, 88,400; total Progressive, 2,524. cent; Republican gain, 155 per cent; Progress total vote decreased 7 per cent. Pennsylvania—President, 1912—U. S. Senator, 1914. Wilson, 395,619; Taft, 233,305; Roosevelt, 447,426. Total Democratic, 189,554; total Republican, 332,265; total Progressive, 46,782. Democratic loss. 52 per cent; Republican gain, 21 per cent; Progressive loss, 89 per cent. Total vote decreased 49 per cent. Iowa—President, 1912—U. S. Senator, 1914. Wilson, 185,325: Taft, 119,805; Roosevelt, 161,819. Total Democratic, 76,413; total Republican, 140,277; total Progressive, 5,359. Democratic loss. 58 per cent: Republican gain, 17 per cent: Progressive loss, 96 per cent. Total vote decreased 47 per cent. Minnesota—President. 1912—Governor. 1914. Wilson. 106,426; Taft. 64,334; Roosevelt. 125,856. *Total Democratic, 42,823; total Republican, 195,298; total Progressive, 2,896* *Democratic loss, 59 per cent; Republican gain, 203 per cent; Progressive loss, 97 per cent. Total vote decreased 27 per cent. *Oregon—President, 1912—Governor and U. S. Senator, 1911.* Wilson, 47,064; Taft, 34,673; Roosevelt, 37,600. Total Democratic, 35,998; total Republican, 88,400; total Progressive, 2,524. Democratic loss, 23 per cent; Republican gain, 155 per cent; Progressive loss, 93 per cent. Total vote decreased 7 per cent. REGISTRATIONS. California-To June 6, 1 Wilson, 283,136; Taft, 3,914; Roosevelt 154,407; Republican, 323,362; Progressive, 10 41 per cent; Republican gain, 8,161 per cent; cent. Registration increased 13 per cent. California-To June 6, 1914. 283,136: Taft, 3,914; Roosevelt, 283,610. republican, 323,362: Progressive, 162,564. Dem Republican gain, 8,161 per cent; Progressive tration increased 13 per cent. Wilson, 283,136: Taft, 3,914; Roosevelt, 283,610. Democratic, 184,407; Republican, 323,362; Progressive, 162,564. Democratic loss, 41 per cent; Republican gain, 8,161 per cent; Progressive loss, 43 per cent. Registration increased 13 per cent. City of Omaha and South Omaha—1914. Wilson, 12,953; Taft, 6,212; Roosevelt, 7,930. Democratic, 7,904; Republican, 10,848; Progressive, 521. Democratic loss, 39 per cent; Republican gain. 74 per cent; Progressive loss, 93 per cent. Pennsylvania Is After Recorder of Deeds. having the indorsement of his own church and members, he is ably supported by Dr. S. J. Swallow, cand 2,953; Taft, 6,212; Roosevelt, 7,930. Democ 10,848; Progressive, 521. Democratic loss, 7 gain. 74 per cent; Progressive loss, 93 per cent Wilson, 12,953; Taft, 6,212; Roosevelt, 7,930. Democratic, 7,904; Republican, 10,848; Progressive, 521. Democratic loss, 39 per cent; Republican gain, 74 per cent; Progressive loss, 93 per cent. Philadelphia. July.—Rev J. Francis Law, pastor of Wesley Union Church of the A. M. E. Zion Church. Harrisburg, was in the city Monday and announced his candidacy for Recorder of Deeds at Washington, D. C. He was indorsed by the different preachers' conferences on Monday morning for the position. Besides Washington, July 5. The primaries and registrations in dif- weeping Republican gains and cor- cissive losses. A careful analysis of unmistakably the trend of politica. The swing back to Republican nation that resulted in the election of readjustment has been favorable to chance. The total vote in primaries in most cases, less than that in the District, but even in these instances the North District of New Jersey, the total fall away 40 per cent, yet the Repub- 1912. In the Second Iowa District prepared with 1912, was 38 per cent. In the Senatorial primary 49 per cent less than the total vote years ago, but the Republican gain the returns is that of the Minnesota Republican gain was 203 per cent, he was 27 per cent less than the vote recent elections and primaries and the votes cast for Wilson, Taft and REGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS. Rosevelt, 13,235; Pattangall, 14,556; Democratic loss, 9-100 per cent; aggressive loss, 50 per cent. Total Sinia. October 14, 1913. Roosevelt, 13,287; Neely, 14,093; Democratic loss, 39 per cent; Resive loss, 72 per cent. Total vote F. February 16, 1914. Roosevelt, 15,602; Vollmer, 12,488; cratie loss, 35 per cent; Republican 76 per cent. Total vote decreased Jersey. April 7, 1914. Roosevelt, 11,701; O'Byrne, 5,240; Democratic loss, 51 per cent; Resive loss, 94 per cent. Total vote Ident, 1912—Chief Judge, 1913. Roosevelt, 390,093; Bartlett, 600,-097. Democratic loss, 8 per cent; resive loss, 49 per cent. Total vote Ident, 1912—Senator, 1913. Roosevelt, 57,786; Lee, 112,485; Par- democratic loss, 1-10 per cent; Resive loss, 87 per cent. Total vote Ident, 1912—Governor, 1913. Roosevelt, 145,410; Fielder, 173,148; democratic loss, 2 per cent; Republ- loss, 71 per cent. 1912—U. S. Senator, 1914. Roosevelt, 447,426. Total Demo- 382,265; total Progressive, 46,782. Publican gain, 21 per cent; Progressive 49 per cent. —U. S. Senator, 1914. Roosevelt, 161,819. Total Demo- 40,277; total Progressive, 5,359. Publican gain, 17 per cent; Progressive 47 per cent. 1912—Governor, 1914. Roosevelt, 125,856. •Total Demo- 95,298; total Progressive, 2,896 Publican gain, 203 per cent; Progressive 27 per cent. Armor and U. S. Senator, 1914. Roosevelt, 37,600. Total Democratic, Total Progressive, 2,524. Democratic 155 per cent; Progressive loss, 93 per cent. ATIONS. June 6, 1914. Roosevelt, 283,610. Democratic, Pressive, 162,564. Democratic loss, per cent; Progressive loss, 43 per cent. having the indorsement of his own church and members, he is ably supported by Dr. S. J. Swallow, candidate several times on the Prohibition ticket for President. : E. Moseline, Vance C. McCormick, prominent Democrats: W. W. Still, a prominent barrister of Philadelphia, is also strongly indorsed for the same position. Mr. Palmer says Pennsylvania must receive some recognition in this appointment. [Name] A SUCCESSFUL LAWYER A Deserving Victory for a Young Practitioner—The Boy Attorney Is Making Good—Attorney Harry L. Tignor Has a Bigamist Placed on Probation and Establishes a Precedent—Looked Like a Boy and An Invitation Extended for Him to Retire From Inside of the Bar—The Judge's Mistake. Attorney Harry L. Tignor had the honor of representing the first bigamist to be placed on probation in this jurisdiction. Mahalie Neale, alias Mahalie Holland, alias Mahalie Barber, having previously pleaded guilty to a charge of having two husbands, was called for sentence in Criminal Court No. 1, on Thursday, July 2, 1914. After reviewing the facts in the case thoroughly, Justice Gould suspended the imposition of sentence and ordered the girl released on probation. This is the first case in which the probation law has been applied to a case of bigamy, and Attorney Harry L. Tignor deserves great credit for the masterly presentation of the case. The girl was first arraigned before Justice Anderson a week previous to the final disposition of the case. Attorney Tignor directed the defendant to enter a plea of guilty, and then made a motion to have her placed on HARRY L. TIGNOR, ESQ. A Successful Practitioner and a Native Washingtonian. HARRY L TIGNOR, ESQ. A Successful Practitioner and a Native Washingtonian. probation. In his argument, the lawyer stated that the defendant, when a mere country girl, married in Rockville, Maryland, in 1907. Two months later the husband was convicted of a felony and sentenced to the penitentiary for five years. Thereupon the girl sought information of a rural justice of the peace, and was informed by him that this conviction acted as a divorce, and that she was free to remarry. Acting on this advice, she came to this city five years later and seen since. The cases mentioned are only a few of the aggravated cases with which this young attorney has had to contend, as the Criminal Court docket contains innumerable minor cases which have been successfully handled by him. In fact, the persistent manner in which he conducts all of his cases has attracted the attention of all the Justices of the Supreme Court, and at least two of them have complimented him in open court. There is no doubt that he is destined to become one of the city's leading criminal lawyers. This young man established a precedent in 1908, as yet unfollowed, when, while a student in the Senior Class of Howard Law School, he startled the faculty and fellow-students by passing the rigid bar examination of this District. He was admitted to practice in January, 1909, and became the youngest practitioner at the bar. And for the first time in the history of the school, the professors had a fellow member of the bar in their classes, for the degree of LL.B. was not conferred upon him until about six months after he had taken the oath as an attorney. Aside from his work in the courts, Mr Tignor conducts semi-annually a quiz class for applicants for admission to the bar, and in this work, too, he has been very successful. Of the class of 1910, composed of white and colored students, prepared by him for the last December bar examination, and nine were successful and were admitted. Seven were prepared for the recent June test, but the result has not as yet been announced. An amusing incident is told concerning Mr. Tignor by the older members of the bar. When admitted to practice, he had an extremely youthful appearance. On the day after his admission he strolled into the Police Court and took a seat inside the railing, the space reserved for members of the bar. Hardly had he seated himself comfortably before the piercing eyes of Judge Kimball fell upon him, and in an instant the veteran disgenser of justice had dispatched a bailiff with instructions to "make that boy get out of there." The new lawyer explained the situation, but even then the judge was doubtful and asked for his card. Ever after that Judge Kimball always greeted "that boy" with a smile. Mr. Tignor is a native of this city and is a graduate of the M Street High School and the College and Law School of Howard University. He is a brother of Dr. Wm. Tignor, Dr. Chas, R. Tignor, and Lawyer Clarence W. Tignor, and belongs to one of Washington's oldest and most respected families. THE WASHINGTON BEE CELEBRATES THIRTY-FOURTH ANNIVERSARY. Special Edition Creditable and Well Edited. (From Atlantic City, N. J. Advocate.) The Washington Bee, the oldest colored newspaper published at Washington, D. C., and one of the oldest race journals in the country, celebrated its thirty-fourth anniversary by publishing a special anniversary edition, last week. The Bee for a number of years has been one of the most militant race journals, fighting segregation and discrimination and always contending for equal rights for the Negro before the law. At no time has it failed to raise its voice against oppression and wrong, and has always been in the forefront of the battle, fighting for justice, liberty and equality for the Afro-American. It fulfills the spirit and letter of its motto to the utmost extent: "Honey for our friends and stings for our enemies," always interpreting movements of interest to humanity and the race, praising worth in men and measures, combating evil and injustice, and always standing for the highest moral, social and political principles. Not that the Bee, like other papers, has not attacked men and measures, and injustice done to both; but it has been broad enough to admit these mistakes and try to make amends. The thirty-fourth anniversary edition is full of illustrations made especially for this anniversary number, and information concerning professional, educational, business and social activities of the city of Washington. During its thirty-four years the Bee has been ably edited by W. Calvin Chase, a member of the District of Columbia Bar, and who stands out as one of the leading Negro editors of the country, and the wrath of whose pen most men dread turned loose upon them. Mr. Chase has been more or less active in political affairs, as politics go in the District of Columbia, for a number of years has been one of the delegates to represent the District at the National Republican Conventions. The anniversary number has caused much favorable comment in Atlantic City, where Mr. Chase is well known and the Bee widely read. In its anniversary edition the Washington Bee gives special attention to secret orders, fraternal organizations, the Negro Bar Association, the Negro Medical Association, public schools, universities, the National Training School, and has a special business section. We wish to congratulate the Bee on its thirty-four years of effective work and trust it may ever continue those same principles which have made it one of the leading Negro journals. married a second husband. All went well until the second mother-in-law was aggrieved. She brought the matter to the attention of the United States District Attorney, with the result that the wife was indicted. Basing his motion for probation on these facts, Attorney Tignor asked that the girl be released. The intention was opposed, however, by Assistant United States Attorney Wampler. Judge Anderson stated that he was very much impressed with the statement of the girl's counsel, and took the case under advisement. When the case was again called, Justice Gould was presiding in the Criminal Court, but after a tho-ough investigation of the case, he immediately ordered the girl's release, and another victory was added to the many difficult cases which have been handled by this young attorney. Although having been admitted to the bar only five years, Mr. Tignor has distinguished himself in the Criminal Courts, and has, by perseverance, built up one of the best criminal practices in the city. During the present session of Criminal Court No. 1 he has represented more than 50 per cent of the entire number of female defendants arraigned, and only two of the number have been sent to the penitentiary, a record almost incredible when we consider that each one was charged with a penitentiary offence. Lawyer Tignor represented Mary Hebron, the youngest defendant ever brought into the higher courts, and after going to trial on four separate cases of housebreaking the prosecator abandoned them all. He also appeared for Alice Beckett, the oldest female defendant of the present session. This defendant had already spent about twenty years of her life behind prison walls, and the late Chief Justice Clabaugh sentenced her to five more. Lawyer Tignor also represented the notorious Sarah Moore, charged with an assault with a dangerous weapon, an affair which only fell short of a murder by a miracle. After persistent efforts she was finally placed on probation. Marie Johnson was charged with a similar offense, and she, too, through her energetic attorney, was paroled. When the late Chief Justice Clahbawn ordered Mabel Smith into custody for perjury while testifying in a case before him, he immediately sent for Mr. Tignor and personally assigned him to take charge of her defence. The woman was sentenced to the penitentiary for two years, but later released on probation. The case of Mamie Stewart, charged with grand larceny, was the first case referred to the probation officer during this session of the court, and the record of her case bears the name of Harry L. Tignor. On the same day Nettie Driver, charged with housebreaking, was also paroled, and she, too, was the same attorney's client. A few days later Bessie Foster, charged with two cases of forgery, was released in like manner, she too, having retained Mr., Tignor. The list of his exceptionally hard cases would not be complete without mentioning the name of Frances Tyler, who was indicted for assault with a dangerous weapon and for robbery. Out of a possible twenty-five years sentence this girl was given six months in jail. She stayed two months; became a trusty, shortly after disappeared, and has not been GREAT PREACHER A Scholar and a Gentleman—One of the Best Known Pulpit Orators in the United States—Israel's Great Pastor—What Is Said of Him by Distinguished People. Rev. W. H. Nelson, Ph.D., D. D., the new pastor of the Israel Metropolitan C. M. E. Church, is hereby formally introduced to the citizens of Washington by the most leading clergy, business men, and educators of the city of Birmingham, both colored and white. This introduction is befitting and becomes necessary since one or two local pastors of Washington have assumed to try to make it appear to the various pastors of the city that Dr. Nelson was truthfully assailed through libelous newspaper gossip. These articles have had the attention of the courts and the writer jailed and fined, and Dr. Nelson vindicated. The young men of the city of Birmingham last month, as an expression of their esteem for Dr. Nelson, presented him, though in Washington, a thirty-five dollar tailored suit, and the above named classes speak below for Washingtonians. Birmingham, Ala., June 9, 1914. To whom it may concern: I have known the bearer, the Rev. W. H. Nelson, for twenty-five or thirty years. My opinion of him is that he is high-minded, honorable and far in advance of others of his race. I have never known anything against him in any way which I could believe. I have had business dealings with him and his demeanor has been all I could ask. Fourth Avenue and 19th Street. Birmingham, Ala., June 10, 1914. To all concerned: I have known Rev. Dr. W. H. Nelson, the bearer hereof, for the last fifteen years, and my opinion of him is that he is a straightforward, honest man, far in advance of others of his race and his character is above reproach. It gives me great pleasure to make the above statement of and for him. Very truly. This is to certify that I have known the bearer, Dr. W. H. Nelson for more than thirty years. I have always considered him to be one of the best and most representative men of the race. We gladly recommend him to our people, not only as a great preacher, but author of several books. J. S. JACKSON. General Financial Secretary African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Parsonage St. John's A.M.E. Church, 2504 Third Avenue, Birmingham, Ala., June 17, 1914. To whom it may concern: This certifies that the Rev. W. H. Nelson, D. D., is a respectable citizen of this city. He is a man of exceptional mental ability and moral integrity. He was for several years the president of the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of this city. His pastorate of one of the leading Methodist Churches here was attended with most signal success. While we rejoice at his being honored with assignment to his new field of labor, we regret very much to be deprived of his presence and services here. He carries with him the confidence and high esteem of all good citizens and we bespeak for him the same in his new relation. Respectfully, P. W. WALLS, Pastor St. John's African M. E. Church. Birmingham, Ala., June 18, 1914. To whom it may concern, greetings: This is to certify that I have known the Rev. W. H. Nelson, D. D. for more than thirty years in the Stale of Alabama as an ardent minister of the gospel. During the time I have been in touch with him in the city of Birmingham, where he has served the people with great acceptability and credit to himself and the Master's cause, he has acted, several years as president of the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance and has been recognized by all the pastors as a man of great ability. We all esteem him a worthy citizen, truly devoted to every interest of Christianity, morality, and the upbuilding of the race. We reluctantly part with him, as he goes into his new field. He carries our esteem and confidence as a Christian gentleman. I am yours truly, T. W. WALKER, Pastor Shiloh Baptist, Church and President of the Union Mutual Aid Association. 1115 Eighth Avenue, Birmingham, Ala., June 16, 1914. To any who reads: I would say that I have known Dr. W. H. Nelson many years, and have always regarded him as a Christian gentleman. He is a strong minister of the gospel, with splendid fitness for his work. Yours truly, F. G. RAGLAND, Pastor of the First Congregational Church. 1113 Seventh Avenue, Birmingham, Ala., June 17, 1914. To all concerned: THREE BIG CONVENTIONS END-IOWA, OHIO, JERSEY CREATION DRAMA MAKES HIT Pastor Russell, Association's President, Was In Attendance at Each—In Discourse He Discussed, "Church of Christ a Living Temple"—Solomon's Temple a Type of Temple of God, the Church of Christ—Quarry Under Site. Clinton, Iowa, July 5.—One of three big conventions of the I. B. S. A. closed its sessions of eight days here today In the Coliseum with an address by Pastor Russell In the afternoon and the exhibition In the evening of Part IV. of the PASTOR RUSSELL Clinton, Iowa July 5. One of three big conventions of the I. B. S. A. closed its sessions of eight days here today in the Coliseum with an address by Pastor Russell in the afternoon and the exhibition in the evening of Part IV. of the Pastor's famous PASTOR RUSSELL Part IV. of the Pastor's famous Photo-Drama of Creation. The other Conventions have been in session throughout the week at Asbury Park, N. J., and Columbus, Ohio, Pastor Russell. President of the Association, being in attendance at each. Delegates to the number of about 9,000 have participated in the proceedings of the Conventions, and the results of the week are regarded as being among the most favorable in the history of the Association. The Photo-Drama of Creation, which has already been exhibited in over one hundred cities at home and is now running abroad also, was an interesting feature of the evening sessions of the three Conventions. Creation's Drama depicts Soloman's Temple in its various stages of preparation, showing the stone quarries under Jerusalem, the cedar forests in Lebanon, and details incident to its erection and dedication. This wonderful Temple furnished the basis for several New Testament descriptions of the antitypical Temple of God—the Church of Christ. The Temple, both type and antique, was Pastor Russell's theme today. His text was, "The Temple of God is holy, which Temple ye are."—1 Cor. 3:17. The Pastor declared that both St. Paul and St. Peter are our authority for saying that the Church which is the Body of Christ is the Temple of God, and that His Temple is holy. God, who condemned the whole world in Adam, and who has declared that He will have no fellowship with sinners, has provided a way by which these sinners can come back into harmony with Him. Only through the arrangement which He has made in respect to this great Temple can mankind come back into harmony with their Creator. St. Paul points out the foundation of this great antitypical Temple, saying, "Other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ." St. Peter declares to the Church, "Ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual House, an holy Priesthood, to offer up sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." Then the speaker showed that Solomon's Temple was a type, or figure, of this greater Temple which God is erecting. Solomon's Temple had several peculiarities connected with its construction. One very special peculiarity was that the great stones were taken out from underneath the site of the Temple. Another peculiarity was that each stone was made to fit exactly the place in which it was to be located, and then numbered and marked with signs which the builders understood. This method is followed by modern builders also; and when a building is constructed, every part is put in place quietly and orderly—no confusion whatever. So it was in Solomon's Temple! The stones were made ready before they were brought thither, so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house while it was being built. The Living Stones of the Great Temple. After having described the Temple of Solomon as a type, the Pastor proceeded to discuss the antitype—the Church of the living God. The Builder and Maker is God, he declared. The quarry is the world in general. The living stones are taken out of the world, separated from the world, but are chiseled and polished in this antitypical quarry, made ready for their positions, and then taken to their proper place. For more than eleighteen hundred years this work of preparation has been going on. Jesus was the Foundation Stone. Before He came there were no stones prepared; none could be accepted until He had come and died, "the Just for the unjust." Then the process of cutting, chiseling and polishing the "living stones" of the Temple was explained. Each consecrated Christian has had experiences of such a nature as to separate him from the world. It was a difficult matter to block out character and to bring each to the place where he would be separated from his surroundings. Still more difficult in some respects have been the chiselshings, blow after blow, experience after experience, trial after trial. in order that each living stone might be shaped, fitted and prepared for a place in that glorious Temple which is yet to be constructed. The polishing process has also been going on. As the Scriptures express it, the Bride makes herself ready. Each living stone polishes others. The Pastor here drew a lesson for those who are following in the steps of Jesus. He pointed out that while various severe experiences, trials and tests may come from the world, yet the very finest polishing is produced by contact with the brethren. Therefore whoever learns to love the brethren and to endure all their various weaknesses and imperfections, and is rightly exercised by these experiences, will receive a fine polish—that which our Lord through His Word describes as the fruitage of the Holy Spirit. "The fruits of the Spirit are manifest, which are these: meekness, gentleness, patience, long-suffering, brotherly-kindness, love." If these things be in us in abundance, we shall be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of the Lord. And so it is that an entrance shall be ministered unto us abundantly into the everlasting Kingdom of our Lord and Savor. Construction of Antitypical Temple. Next the construction of the antitypical Temple was discussed. Eighteen hundred years ago the foundation was laid—in Heaven—the Top Stone, as the Apostle says. All the other stones must be fitted up into Him, according to St. Paul. In describing the antitypical Temple the Apostle here uses the figure of the pyramid, the top stone of which is a miniature pyramid, all remaining stones being fitted to come into line with it. So the Scriptures declare that Jesus is the Chief Corner Stone, the Top Stone, into whom the Church, as living stones, are being built up, instead of being shaped to a foundation below them. The speaker showed that this will be accomplished in the First Resurrection, when the Church, changed into spirit belings like the Lord, will be built up and completed with Him on the Heavenly plane, far above angels, principalities and powers, and every name that is named. To the Pastor's understanding of the Scriptures, the building of the antitypical Temple will be done at the close of this Gospel Age. Just as in the construction of Solomon's Temple, all the materials were first prepared, and then the building began, so it will be with the antitypical Temple. Our great Master Workman has been getting ready the "living stones," supervising their preparation under strict rules as to shape, size, quality, etc. This work has been going on throughout this Gospel Age, and not until the full number of stones shall have been made ready will the construction of that glorious Temple begin. This construction will be the Resurrection change—"Changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye"; for "flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God." Pastor Russell then showed that since we are now living in the close of this Age, the stones for the antitypical Temple must practically all be finished. Therefore he inclines to the thought that the work of construction of the Temple has already begun. This does not imply, however, that the final polish has been given to all of the stones. Those long since prepared could be put in place while the last stones were receiving the finishing touches. He declared that the Scriptures so intimate when they say that "the dead in Christ shall rise first"—beforehand—and that "then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord." The fact that some are not yet "caught up to meet the Lord," but are still in the place of polishing and preparation, indicates that the Temple is not yet completed. After every living stone has been placed in the great antitypical Temple, the glorification of the Temple will follow. In the type, King Solomon, type of our Lord Jesus, offered the sacrifice, and God accepted it; then the glory of the Lord filled the Temple. So in the antitytype, the Church in glory will not be the Temple of God until the Heavenly Father Himself shall have recognized it. It is the work of our Lord Jesus Christ, the great Master Workman, to shape and polish these living stones, to remove them to glorious conditions by the resurrection change, and to build the Temple. Then, when all is finished, not a stone lacking. He will await the Father's acceptance. The glory of the Lord God will fill this living Temple. "A House of Prayer For All Nations." The Pastor then showed the purpose for which this glorious Temple of God is being constructed. Back in the Law Dispensation the required information was pictorially set forth in types and shadows. The Prophet Isaiah had foretold that God's House was to be called a House of Prayer for all nations. This was what the Temple at Jerusalem was in particular. It was arranged in different sections, representing various classes, as it were First in importance was the Most Holy, then came the Holy, then the Court into which Jews might come, next the Women's Court, last the Court of the Gentiles. Thus was depleted the Millennial Age—after the glorification of the antitypical Temple. God will be in that Temple—the entire Church of Christ glorified. The Divine Power will operate through it. and all nations will begin to draw near to God. But in order to do so, they must draw near to this Temple; for the glory of God will be therein displayed. All nations, both Jew and Gentile, will come to the Heavenly Father through this Temple. Another Old Testament picture which the Pastor explained was that of the typical priesthood. The Priests of this new Temple of the future will be Jesus, the great High Priest, and His Church, the under-priests. Jesus will be both King and Priest-"a Priest upon His Throne"-after the Order of Melchizedek. Our Lord is not yet upon His Throne, but remains waiting at the right hand of the Majesty on High, until the antitypical Temple is completed. The Father's right hand signifies the place of chief favor, next to the Father Himself. As it is written, "Sit at My right hand, until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool." During this period of waiting, the "living stones" of the Temple have been prepared; those who will constitute the Royal Priests have been in training for the duties of their office. As yet there is no Royal Priesthood; for only those who shall be declared worthy to sit with our Lord in His Throne will constitute with Him that Priesthood. Again, it is written. "Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the First Resurrection; on such the Second Death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God, and shall reign with Christ a thousand years." The Pastor then declared that these future Priests are also Knights of the Temple. While at present they do not wear white plumes, yet by and by they shall wear, not only white plumes, but white ralment. Our Lord has said, "They shall walk with Me in white; for they are worthy." Other Pictures of the Temple. Various New Testament references to the Church of Christ as a Temple were then explained. One of these was St. Paul's question addressed to the Corinthian Church: "What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you?" It was shown that this question does not apply to the world; for by nature the world knows not God. They are still under condemnation—"children of wrath"—according to Scripture. God has not yet begun to deal with them, nor to give them the blessings which He has purposed for them. During this Gospel Age He is dispensing blessings only to the Church class, to those who have received of the Holy Spirit. Pastor Russell then pointed out that beyond the vell the Church class will receive the Holy Spirit without measure, when all the "living stones" constituting the Temple of God will have been glorified. But on this side of the vell, those who give up their will to the Lord and who are accepted and begotten of the Holy Spirit as New Creatures in Christ, receive that Spirit in measure; and so the bodies of these may be said to be the temples of the Holy Spirit. Wherever God's Spirit is, there is a temple, as St. Paul's question sets forth. Again, the Apostle declares that we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the glory may be of God. God's Holy Spirit constitutes its recipient a Temple of God. Elsewhere the Apostle calls the bodies of those begotten of the Holy Spirit tabernacles. The difference between a tabernacle and a temple is that the former is a temporary structure, while the latter is permanent. So St. Paul calls the present condition of the Church, in which the Holy Spirit dwells merely in our hearts, a tabernacle condition. It is not to last forever; it is only for the present trial-time. If we are rightly exercised by this power of God within us, then we shall be made ready for the Temple condition. These are blended pictures of the Apostle's thought, which is this: If the Holy Spirit dwells in us, we should regard our bodies very sacredly. In that same connection the Apostle goes on to say, "What communion hath light with darkness?" and again, "What harmony is there between the Temple of God and the temple of idols?"—between the purity that belongs to the Temple of God and the impurities that belong to the world, the flesh and the Devil? Those who have been made the recipients of the Holy Spirit of God should be clean and pure, as befitting a temple of God. They should see to it that this sanctifying power of God extends to all their faculties and operates through them—in their minds, their tongues, their hands, their feet—their words, thoughts and dolgs. "He Shall Present You Faultless." The Pastor concluded his address with an exhortation to those who realize themselves to be living stones in process of preparation for a place in the antitypical Temple of God. He urged these to appreciate the privilege of present discipline. Much chiseling and polishing are necessary to prepare these stones for their future position. Therefore each should thankfully welcome whatever experience of this kind the Master Workman shall see fit to permit him to have. The present discipline of the Church is for the purpose of developing the character necessary to the great service for which God is building His Temple. While each faithful follower of the Lord looks forward longingly to the glories of the future, when the glory of the Lord shall fill the Temple, yet each should remember that unless he is submissive to the chisellings and polishings of the present he will be set aside as a living stone, and his place given to another. The cultivation of pride along any line, the development of an unsanctified ambition, are amongst the greatest dangers to these living stones, now in preparation. Such flaws developed would render any unfit for a position in the Temple. The Scriptures declare that the great Master Workman will present each of His faithful ones blameless and irreprovable before the Father with exceeding joy. After having received the Redeemer's "Well done," the Church will then receive the Father's approval and be honored in the presence of all the holy angels. Surely this experience will fill the Church with glory. Then will follow the blessed privilege of taking hold upon the world's affairs, rescuing mankind from bondage to Sin and Death, and blessing all mankind with the knowledge of the glory of God, whom to know aright is life everlasting. MAKE ARMY MEN OF COLLEGE BOYS Vacations Utilized to Study How to Be a Real Soldier—Instruction Given by Trained Army Officers—Members to Be Made Officers if Call For Volunteers Is Necessary. Washington.—Many college students are following a soldier's life this summer. Fifteen hundred are taking advantage of the training offered by the war department in four student camps. Representatives of about 200 colleges and universities throughout the country took the opportunity of spending a month under canvas. Preparatory school students are also enrolled in the camps, which are open to all students and graduates of colleges or high schools between the ages of seventeen and thirty years. In carrying out this scheme the war department has afforded a means whereby the college men of America may acquire officerships in case of war and at the same time thoroughly enjoy the summer vacation. While the work at the camps will not be all play, there will be ample opportunity for the students to enjoy themselves in games and other recreations. Most [Name] Photo © by American Press Association. SECRETARY GARRISON. of the work is done in the morning, leaving the afternoon largely free for the men to use as they see fit. This method worked out so successfully at the camps last summer that the army officials decided to prescribe it for this year's camps. While many men turned out last year, the number was greatly increased when the camps opened. The low cost of the month's outing, together with the great value of the instruction offered and the physical benefits, have proved a big inducement to collegians. The total expense for equipment and other necessities amounts to less than $20. The war department has indorsed the camps in the following statement: "The establishment of these student camps has marked the adoption of a policy tending to promote a closer understanding between the army and the civilian population of the country and to give the college student an insight into our military history and methods which will be of value to him as a citizen. Students will, as at West Point, be on a cadet status." The camps are located at Burlington, Vt.; Ludington, Mich.; Asheville, N. C.; and Monterey, Cal. Specially instructed officers have been detailed by the war department to give the collegians attending the camps a short course of wide range in military instruction. Target practice features the work in the camps. The National Rifle Association of America. in order to stimulate interest in marksmanship, has offered medals for the students doing the best work. Companies at the camps are made up, as far as possible, of students of the same university. All companies are commanded by regular army officers, who are aided by subaltern officers selected from among the students themselves, preference being given to students of the previous camps. The discipline exacted is strict and just. The students are on a detet status—that is, treated with the courtesy due prospective officers, but subject to all rules, and regulations of the camp. Practical cavalry and field artillery instruction is given, besides the series of informal talks, tactical walks and war games, conducted by competent of ficers, dealing with such subjects as the theoretical principles of tactics, including advance and rear guards, patrols, outposts and combat. Secretary of War Garrison, General Wood and other army officers have worked hard to make the camps this year a success. Secretary Garrison in a letter to college men recently declared that in case of war the army would need from 6,000 to 8,000 young men as officers of volunteers. The best classes to draw from, he holds, are the educated young men from the colleges and universities. All they lack, he says, is the military instruction. This is what the camps furnish. MUCH GAME IN MICHIGAN. $3,000 Deer In the State, 5,000 Bears and Oaks 34 Moose. Marquette, Mich.—According to J. H. McGillivray, deputy state forestry warden, there are 48,000 deer in Michigan—44,000 in the upper peninsula and 4,000 in the northern part of the area south of the strait of Mackinac. Mr. McGillivray says there are known to be thirty-four moose in the state. He estimates the number of wild animals and birds, other than deer, as follows: Rabbits, 2,500,000; raccoons, 50,000; mink, 70,000; foxes, 100,000; polecats, 170,000; otters, 18,000; beavers, 8,000; bears, 5,000; partridges, 500,000. He suggests that hunting in the southern peninsula be prohibited for five years and that at the close of that period the killing of deer be restricted to those with moose. It is the purpose of the state game and forestry warden's department to introduce the ringed neck pheasant in Michigan. This bird was loosed in New York several years ago for the first time, and it has now so multiplied that the legislature contemplates an open season for it. The pheasant will be established in Michigan in the game refuges, provision for the institution of which was made by the last legislature. Private individuals have donated considerable money and much land for the establishment of breeding places. WOULD BE SMALLEST MAYOB. Fort Worth Judge, Thres Feet Nine Inches,-Has Political Ambitions. Fort Worth, Tex.-Judge C. J. Daugherty, seventy-two, height three feet nine inches and weight seventy-two pounds, opened his campaign for mayor of Fort Worth by an address in the police court room in the city hall. Mounted on the rostrum, he gave his views of municipal affairs to a mixed audience until Judge Bardin required the room for court purposes. According to Judge Daugherty's platform, he stands for regulation of the prices of merchandise and other advanced steps. His cards announce that his candidacy is subject to the action of the independent party. The reverse side announces his physical proportions, sixteen years' service as county judge of Callahan county, six years as county judge of Reeves county and a "clean record, independent of all cliques, clans and parties." UNITED STATES LEADS THE WORLD IN WEALTH Statistician Proves American Superiority Over All. London.—The wealth of the United States—income producing property of all kinds, including land, factories and railroads—is now not far from double that of any other country on earth, according to Sir George Palsh of the Statist. He figures that the increase in wealth of the four chief nations in the last century has been 580 per cent in Britain, 400 per cent in France, 700 per cent in Germany and 8,500 per cent in the United States. The wealth of these countries now stands, he says, as follows: France ..... $50,000,000,000 Germany ..... 80,000,000,000 Britain ..... 85,000,000,000 United States ..... 150,000,000,000 The increases in population in these four countries in the last century have been as follows: One hundred and thirty per cent in Britain, 33 per cent in France, 180 per cent in Germany and 1,125 per cent in the United States. The annual savings of these peoples is now about as follows: The expansion of banking and credits, Sir George says, is responsible for these vast increases in national wealth and industrial development. About $2,250,000,000 of British money is now employed in the discount of international bills, and at least $20,000,000,000 of British capital is yearly invested in colonial and foreign countries. France yearly invests over $400,000,000 abroad and now has a total of $10,000,000,000 thus invested. Germany's foreign investments are $250,000,000 a year and now total $8,000,000,000. In the whole of North and South America there is now invested $20,000,000,000 of foreign capital, including the investments of the United States in Mexico, Canada and other countries. About $6,000,000,000 of foreign capital is invested in the United States; $3,500,000,000 invested in Canada; $2,500,000,000 in Argentina, and $1,500,000,000 in Brazil; $2,500,000,000 in Australia and New Zealand, and $2,500,000,000 in South Africa. About $4,000,000,000 of foreign capital is invested in Russia. MECHANICAL FLEA COMING. Tiny Flying Boat, Said to Be Fastest In Country, to Enter Big Race. Hammondsport. N. Y.-Francis S. Wildman, chief instructor of the Curtiss flying school, announced that he will fly the Mechanical Flea soon. The Mechanical Flea is a tiny monoplane flying boat and is supposed to be the fastest air-water machine in this country. It was built at the Curtis factory in January for Raymond V. Morris. The Flea has done seventy-six miles an hour in still air. 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KIDWELL & TURNER FRESH—MEATS—SMOKED Poultry a Specialty Phone Main 228 916 Louisiana Ave Northwest Legal Notices Irving Williamson, Thomas Walker, Attorneya Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, Equity No. 32591. Fannie Brooks, Plaintiff, vs. Joseph C. Martin, Defendant. The obect of this suit is to set aside deed of September 12, 1899, from plaintiff to the defendant purporting to convey part of original lot 5 in square 843, Washington, D. C., improved by house 222 6th St. S. E., and for an accounting by the defendant. On motion of the plaintiff, it is this 30th day of June, 1914, ordered that the defendant Joseph C. Martin cause his appearance to be entered herein on or before the fortieth day, exclusive of Sundays and legal holidays, occurring after the day of the first publication of this order; otherwise the cause will be proceeded with as in case of default. Provided, a copy of this order be published once a week for three successive weeks in the Washington Law Repor.er and the Bee before said day. (Seal) WENDELL P. STAFFORD. Justice. A True Copy—Test: J. R. YOUNG, Clerk. By F. E. CUNNINGHAM. Assistant Clerk. W. C. MARTIN, ATTORNEY. Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, Holding Probate Court. No. 20,891, Administration. This Is to Give Notice: That the subscriber, of the District of Columbia, has obtained from the Probate Court of the District of Columbia, Letters of administration on the estate of James E. Minor, late of the State of New York, deceased. All persons having claims against the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof, legally authenticated, to the. subscriber, on or before the 3rd day of July, A. D. 1915; otherwise they may by law be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Given under my hand this 3rd day of July, 1914. EDWARD W. BURNETT, 613 First Street S. W. Attest: (Seal) JAMES-TANNER, Register of Wills for the District of Columbia, Clerk of the Probate Court. WM. C. MARTIN, Attorney. W. C. MARTIN, ATTORNEY. Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, Holding Probate Court. —No. 20,881, Administration. This Is to Give Notice: That the subscriber, of the District of Columbia, has obtained from the Probate Court of the District of Columbia, Letters of administration on the estate of Frank-E. Minor, late of the District of Columbia, deceased. All persons having claims against the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof, legally authenticated, to the subscriber, on or before the 3rd day of July, A. D. 1915; otherwise they may by law be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Given under my hand this 3rd day of July, 1914. EDWARD W. BURNETT. 613. First Street S. W. Attest: (Seal) JAMES TANNER, Register of Wills for the District of Columbia, Clerk of the Probate Court. WM. C. MARTIN. Attorney. 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Buy from your dealer, or by mail from McCALL'S MAGAZINE 236-246 W. 37th St, New York City New—Sample Copy, Premium Composite and Pattern Composite Box on request. ROBERT ALLEN Buffet and Family Liquouor Store Phone North 2340 1917 14th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. THE BEE Published at 1109 Eye St. N. W., Washington, D. C. W CALVIN CHASE, EDITOR Entered at the Post Office at Wash- ington,-D. C., as second-class mail matter. ESTABLISHED 1880 TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One copy per year in advance...$2.00 Six months... 1.00 Three months... 5.0 Subscription monthly... 20 LET IT BE STOPPED. The accident which occurred at Twelfth and D Streets Northeast on last Monday, should serve as a warning to all street railway corporations to see that due observance is had to street traffic regulations. At the intersection of the above streets there are a fire-alarm box, letter boxes and the Lovejoy school building—to say nothing of the three stores at the corners not occupied by the school. If we are not mistaken, it is the duty of motormen to slow down upon approaching a corner where a fire-alarm box is located. Whether there is or is not such a regulation, common sense and a moderate regard for human life would suggest that such precaution should be observed. Added to this, the fact that there is a large public school, attended during the school term by no less than half a thousand little children, augments the importance of the strictest care on the part of the railroad company. It is alleged that it is notorious that with respect to the particular corner, in question, at least, motormen of both special and regular cars not only do not slack up the regular speed, but in the majority of cases, do not even sound the gong as a warning of approach. When we come to consider the vast number of little children who are compelled to 'cross the track in attending and returning from school, failure to observe ordinary precaution on the part of motormen is but little short of criminal. We opine that were the school attended by white children, the most vigorous protests and complaints would long since have been heard at the Commissioners' office and that the accident which has occurred at this late day would have been avoided. But the fact that the school is for colored children may have impressed the management of the particular line in question that laxity in regulation may not be particularly reprohensible. We desire to call the attention of the Commissioners to this alleged carelessness in the hope that honorable body will see that the same may be discontinued instanter. It may be unnecessary to state that the patrons in all parts of the city have an equal right to insist upon every reasonable measure of protection against accident. REPUBLICANS' LIBERALITY. It can be said that the Republican party has been more liberal, in the distribution of federal patronage than the Democratic party. Under all Republican administrations Democrats have not only been promoted above Republicans, but more Democrats have been appointed to more responsible positions than Republicans. Let us take first the Chief Justiceship of the Supreme Court of the United States and associate Justices, appointed to that court. Next in order, a Democrat was appointed Secretary of War. Two Democrats were appointed Judges of the Police Court. A Democrat was appointed United States Attorney. With but one exception all of these men are good liberal Democrats, except the Secretary of War, under the Taft administration. To some extent, the Taft administration was more inimical to Negro Republicans than any other Republican administration. This so-called Southern prejudice was inaugurated under the Taft administration and augmented under the present administration by the Southern Democrats. Under present conditions the colored voter cannot give aid and comfort to the Democratic party. The Negro voter must think for himself, if he would be saved from the dangers that confront him. TAKING STOCK. That now, that vacation is on, there can be no better time to take stock, with the view to discovering, if possible, the weak points in our educational system, of strengthening it, and by a comparative study of the many school systems select such elements or principles as will assure this community of the best and most substantial results. That the teaching force and the general administration of the schools, together with the patron body and pupils, are operating harmoniously cannot well be doubted; this city, in the main, has an excellent system of schools. And we are not imbued with a carping spirit or unseemly grouchiness in suggesting the wisdom of taking stock at this time. But the evolution of the school system here or elsewhere has not reached the point where it has met the needs of the people or vouch-safed an educational output commensurate with financial outlay or the reasonable popular demands. In overlooking the system the question has often been heard, "What is the distinguishing feature of our system? Is it to be conducted upon the workhouse or reformatory plan, whereby it is designed and operated with the view to make artisans only, and to restrain the alleged tendencies toward incorrigibility on the part-of the average boy? Or, is it leaning too much on the side of pure intellectual culture?" These questions are predicated upon the too apparent rivalry, if not antagonism, of the trades schools and that of the so-called purely academic. Indeed, it has gone so far as to be contended that the propaganda favoring trades schools is based upon social conditions; that, where the element of present social and financial circumstances govern insistence upon certain educational courses. We do not make this statement upon personal knowledge of the facts alleged, but upon what we consider reasonable grounds of belief—the plain statements and intimations of many patrons and of ingenuous remarks of hundreds of pupils who are attending the respective schools. If there are grounds for believing this to be true it goes without saying that some measures should be taken to adjust advice to the inclinations and adaptabilities, instead of the social or financial standing, of the pupils. Here is indeed a weak place which should be inquired into seriously and corrected at once; for when it is remembered to what extent hundreds of illiterate parents must rely upon supervising principals and teachers for advice in insuring the best course to be pursued by the pupils, display of indifference, prejudice, selfishness or foolish social notions can be regarded but as little short of criminal negligence. It has also been alleged that the graduation of teachers has not been productive of the best results, the varying experiences, adaptabilities and capabilities not having been distributed to the best advantage. This may be saying too much, and yet it can hardly be questioned. Consider from almost any important angle our corps of teachers and officers is all that could be wished, and a bit more care in assignments would render them powerfully effective. It is needless to refer to the importance of a strong man on the committee on text books. A more consistent, wise and helpful examination of text books would certainly injure to the great advantage of the colored pupils, who are too often asked to accept the conclusions of erratic or prejudiced authors upon subjects the most important. One correction is eminently fit and proper and will be demanded, namely, some sort of proficiency in the special lines of instruction. To assign to a class or a school a person who is utterly and manifestly incompetent, is absolutely indefensible. It is true, in at least one instance, that full charge of a special school is in the hands and control of one who has not made any adequate preparation for the position he has obtained; indeed, it is said that the person has made no preparation whatever. It is not so much a matter of how he obtained the position as why he should not be displaced from his present position and given one suited to his abilities, if he have any. The interest of the patrons, the children and the school system demands that the things at which we have hinted and which may or may not be excusable, considering the peculiar influences which often affect the mode of appointment. For the truly commendable condition of our school system, we have to thank the general high tone and ability of the directors and the teaching corps at large; but improvement is possible and we trustfully look to our school management for such. That now, that vacation is on, then, stock, with the view to discovering, if not educational system, of strengthening of the many school systems select such assure this community of the best and the teaching force and the general agree with the patron body and pau cannot well be doubted; this city, in of schools. And we are not imbued by grouchiness in suggesting the wisdom. But the evolution of the school system reached the point where it has met the safed an educational output comments reasonable popular demands. In over has often been heard, "What is the oten? Is it to be conducted upon the whereby it is designed and operated only, and to restrain the alleged, tender part of the average boy? Or, is it pure intellectual culture?" These quiet too apparent rivalry, if not antagonism of the so-called purely academic. In contended that the propaganda favor social conditions; that, where the elem circumstances govern insistence upon do not make this statement upon per do, but upon what we consider replain statements and intimations of the remarks of hundreds of pupils who are. If there are grounds-for believing this that some measures should be taken to adaptabilities, instead of the so pupils. Here is indeed a weak place seriously and corrected at once; for extent hundreds of illiterate parents pupils and teachers for advice in insuriy the pupils, display of indifference social notions can be regarded but aenge. It has also been alleged that tha been productive of the best results, abilities and capabilities not having bogage. This may be saying too muchioned. Consider from almost any teachers and officers is all that could in assignments would render them po to refer to the importance of a strong books. A more consistent, wise and I would certainly inure to the great advantage too often asked to accept the coauthors upon subjects the most import fit and proper and will be demanded, in the special lines of instruction. T person who is utterly and manifestly sensible. It is true, in at least one inschool is in the hands and control adequate preparation for the position said that the person has made no pr much a matter of how he obtained to be displaced from his present posit abilities, if he have any. The interest the school system demands that the and which may or may not be excusences which often affect the mode of mendable condition of our school syeral high tone and ability of the dislarge; but improvement is possible an management for such. The present Democratic Congress is the most dangerous that has ever come into existence. It is as uncertain as the March winds. Every new comer that lands in this city has for his by-word reform. Reformers are nothing more than shams. These so-called reformers are so dirty and filthy themselves at their own homes from whence they come, that they must promulgate some kind of scheme to put themselves in the limelight. A new Southern member of Congress must first make an attack on the Negro to bring himself in the limelight. Take, if you please, every new Negro squatter that comes to this city and analize his or her record and if you were to publish such a record it would not stand the light of day. Sham reformers declare that they intend to serve the people; that they intend to publish a clean paper and all such other rotten utterances are made. You don't have to peel the skin from these rotten apples; the rottenness of the apple is discovered on the peeling, and if you cut it open the best manufactured disinfectant would not stay the odor. There are all kinds of sham organizations in this city that have become dangerous to society. For thirty-four years or more The Bee has opposed these shams. DIRECTOR ROLPIL The Bee pongratulates Director Rolph, of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on the refusal of Secretary McAdoo in not accepting his resignation. Not since the establishment of that bureau has there been a director equal to Mr. Rolph. Every employee should be highly gratified. Merit and ability will win and the Secretary of the Treasury recognizes both. OUR COMMISSIONERS. Commissioners Siddons and Newman are two of the best Commissioners the District of Columbia has ever had. No two men are more respected than they are. The Bee hopes to see them continued in office and retain the confidence and respect of the people. The Bee is prepared for attack. Persons who exhibit manuscripts should be careful how they express themselves. REFORMERS People who employ lawyers must pay for services rendered. The man who wrote that item ought to know what he paid when his wife filed charges against him. (Continued from page 1.) This is to certify that I have known the Rev. Dr. W. H. Nelson of Birmingham quite all his life. Daring many years I have been closely associated with him in the same conference and church, the M. E. I have ever known him to be an ardent Christian gentleman, striving after lofty ideals of the Christian life and ministry. I further, wish to say in regard to the attack made on him in the church, that I represented him and positively declare that he was unjustly and unfairly treated in every particular. For such unfairness and illegality I urged him to take an appeal to a judicial conference, which he did. But to make bad matters worse, when he got to the judicial conference he was not allowed to state a single word, of grievance. but more grievances were heaped upon him through plain prejudice and malice, growing out of envy. I further declare that the attack made upon him in the conference was bitterly censured and generally concerned by both laity and ministry. I cheerfully commend Brother Nelson to any Christian brotherhood as a worthy man. Very fraternally. Birmingham, Ala., June 16, 1914. To whom it may concern: This is to certify that I have known the Rev. W. H. Nelson, formerly of Birmingham, Ala., for more than twenty years as a reputable minister of the gospel. He has filled many of the prominent charges, served as District Superintendent, and sent to the General Conference because of his educational fitness, and high moral standing. Yours in His name, D. J. PRICE, Pastor St. Paul M. E. Church, Rev. A. P. Camphor, D. D., President of Central Alabama Academy of Birmingham, Ala., writes: I wish to bear testimony to the high character of Rev. W. H. Nelson. I have known him for at least twelve years and in those years he has maintained a spotless life above reproach and has always been zealous for the moral and spiritual development of his race and for the highest and best good of the common weal in which he lives. Dr. Nelson's public life is inviting. He was converted in his eighth year. He joined the traveling ministry in his sixteenth year. He was liberally educated at Clark University, Atlanta, Ga., and took post-graduate and professional work in Boston University, Boston, Mass.; in the College of Arts and Sciences of Buffalo, New York, and in Chicago University, Chicago, Ill. Dr. Nelson is an' author of three well written books which have elic- A GREAT PREACHER. ISRAEL TOWNSEND. Pastor St. James Chapel M. E. Church. ited the commendations of the best white press of the nation as also that of his own race. Dr. Nelson has had extensive foreign travel in quite all the countries of Europe and even to the Holy Land. Dr. Nelson is very unassuming, sedate and polished in manners. But to hear him speak is to be benefited and to hear him preach is to be profoundly impressed and strengthened. PUBLIC MEN AND THINGS (By the Sage of the Potomac.) Wonders will never cease. The sensation of the week is the typewritten manuscript of an editorial in the hands of Editor Finley of the Sun given to him, so he states, by against the editor of The Bee. Finley wanted to publish it, but he hesitated for reasons best known to himself. Finley is no fool or not the fool you may take him to be. The editorial should have been published last week, but Brother Finley hesitated. What fun we would have had and what "whaling grashing" of teeth there would have been for a season. My friend, Brother is desperate. He is displeased with The Bee for its defense of the schools. It was amusing when Editor Chase was told of the editorial. The old veteran remarries that he is everywhere prepared for attacks. He never attacks an enemy without first informing him. \*\*\* There is a shake-up in the schools. The principal of Normal School No. 2 and the principal of Kindergarten don't seem to agree. Miss Moten has the backing of Dr. Marshall, who is one of the best men we have had on the Board of Education. Superintendent Thurston will be asked to investigate the report of Mr. Hunter. The parents of the graduates in both schools are up in arms. There seems to be something wrong in Dennark. Many of the Normal School graduates were informed of their marking and standing three weeks before a report was made. When the final report was made, those who had no business to be where they were reported were above some of the best graduates in the class. There will be some sensational developments. Wholesale favoritism is charged. If what I have been told is true, there should be an investigation of the Normal School. There should not be a male teacher in that department. Superintendent Thurston should make a thorough investigation of the Normal School teachers and the recent classes that graduated. Conditions in that school have forced the principal to make a recommendation for a change in three of the teachers. The High and Normal schools are in need of reorganization and the colored members of the Board of Education know it. I have no fight to make against Miss Moten. I believe if a few of the understoppers were removed, conditions in that school would change. Speaking about friends, they are with you as long as they can use you. When they can't attack their enemies by hiding behind you, there is bound to be trouble. \*\*\* If my investigation is correct, Armond W. Scott will be the next exalted ruler of the Elks. Everywhere I go I hear nothing but united action for Scott. The Atlantic City delegation and men who were against him two years ago are now for Scott. General Forrest, the cloctonaut, has declared himself for him. The General is a worker and very popular with the Elks throughout the country. The fight will be a royal one and Armond will come out victorious. Of course, I would like to see my old friend Nutter. Jack Lightfoot and the other boys get together. These boys are hustlers. Jack Lightfoot is a young politician, but a shrewd one. You can't fool Jack. I feel confident that he will be on the winning side at Newport News. There will be a few more discharges in the Pension Office. My friend Rally can blame no one but himself. Congress forced the Commissioners to make discharges and reductions, and if the Commissioner was kind enough to reduce a clerk and not discharge him, he should not complain. At the end of the present month wholesale discharges will be made in all of the government departments and those who are lucky enough to stay are to be congratulated. * * Well, there are candidates throughout the country for Recorder of Deeds. There is a New Richmond in the field. My friend. Rev. L. C. Moore, who would like to be Recorder, don't want any one else to have it because he refused it. What would Rev. Moore do with it if he had it? He would keep it clean, that is one thing, because I am informed that no better janitor can be found. He has been at the Le Droit building for a number of years and it is in an unexcelled condition. I heard from Jim Ross this week. He has hopes. Speaking about the candidates for this office, it is amusing to read their claims. They read like novels. STANDS BY ROSS. New York Congressman Explain His Position—District of Columbia People Must Pay All the Taxes If They Want All the Officers. (Buffalo Express, July 6.) (Buffalo Express, July 6.) Representatives Daniel A. Driscoll, Charles B. Smith and Robert H. Gittins found an opportunity to get home on the Fourth, which they may use to make inquiries as to the local political situation. All three will be candidates for re-nomination and reelection on the Democratic ticket. They will return to Washington today. 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Upon the suggestion of the author, whose purpose it is to put the book in the reach of all, the price thereof has been fixed at a very small figure. The information contained in any one chapter is well worth more than the price asked for the book. "My attitude regarding the matter of appointments in the District of Columbia has been made the subject of comment because I hold that the places ought not to be filled, without exception, by men who reside in the city of Washington. "President Wilson has announced that he intends to appoint a man of the same race to every office now held by a Negro anywhere in the United States. The Recorder of Dygs of the District of Columbia is a colored man. Candidates for the place are appearing in all parts of the country. Senator Pomerene is supporting an Ohio Negro. Senators Hughes and Martine are trying to get the place for a New Jersey Negro. Senator J. Ham Lewis of Illinois has a Negro candidate from that State. "The candidate from 'New York State is James A. Ross of this city. He is a lawyer and the editor of a newspaper and magazine for colored people. At one time he was a searcher in the Buffalo city hall. "It has been my policy to stand by Buffalo people and to try to promote the interests of Buffalo concerns and Buffalo men. A Negro is to be named as Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia. If I can have a Buffalo man, instead of an Ohio, an Illinois or a New Jersey colored man named for the place I intend to do it. Conditions may change, but I believe I have convinced the President that Mr. Ross is better fitted for the office than any other candidate that has appeared. "The Washington newspapers are greatly exercised because I am trying to bring about the appointment of a Buffalo man instead of recommending somebody that resides in the District of Columbia. The government of the United States, under an old agreement, which is still in force pays one-half the cost of all the expenses of the city of Washington. The people of Washington set up a great howl each time there is any talk of changing the so-called half-and-half plan of taxation. The Washington taxpayers make the plea, when the District appropriation bill comes up, that the capital is a national city and that the property owners' ought not to be compelled to bear the entire burden. "In other words, the people of Washington want that city to be regarded as entirely national when they are called upon to meet municipal expenses. But when it comes to filling the offices in the District they protest that it is purely local. In support of my contention that the President is at liberty to select for any office in the District of Columbia a man from any part of the country I made a clear and complete statement. But it was not printed. A statement that I did not prepare was published. I am not in the least disturbed by the hysteria of the Washington newspapers. I object, however, to having my views misrepresented. "If the people of Washington are sincere in their pretended national pride, no one here or elsewhere will object to the generous expenditure of money to make Washington the most beautiful national capital in the world. But if they are national only to the extent of obtaining national money, the thing takes on a different aspect. If the property owners of Washington agree to pay all the taxes without any help from the government, they will be entitled to fill the local offices with candidates of their own choice. But so long as the people of the whole United States contribute 50 percent of the cost of running the city, I do not think that it is unreasonable for a member of Congress from any State in the Union to advocate and try to bring about the appointment of the candidate he thinks best fitted for the place." The Thirty-fourth Anniversary of The Bee. (Richmond (Va.) True Reformer) We congratulate our esteemed contemporary. The Washington Bee, on its thirty-fourth anniversary as an aggressive, bold, fearless and well edited journal and exponent of the race. The Bee enjoys an enviable record among the colored newspapers of the country. Both the regular issue and the anniversary supplement of the issue of June 25th are not only a credit to Editor W. Calvin Chase, but also reflects credit on the Negro journalism of to-day when the race is only fifty years old. The Bee and its editor have our best wishes. The Gospel Truth. (Durham, N. C. Retormer). Every line in a newspaper costs the proprietor something. If it is for the benefit of the individual it should pay for. If the grocer should be asked to contribute groceries to one abundantly able to pay for them, he would refuse. The publisher of a newspaper must pay for the free advertising if the hepworth does not, and yet it is one of the hardest things to be learned by many, that a newspaper has space in its columns to rent, and must rent them to live. To give away rent for anything less than living rates is as fatal to a newspaper as for a landlord to furnish rent free. PROMOTIONS. Commissioner Siddons' Good Act Commissioner. F. L. Siddons prom- tended three of his colored employees this week. namely: James Muse, Frank Wells and Joseph Jones, mess- enger to Dr. Tintall. They are all worthy promotions. The steamer Angler will make three trips to River View on the 17th-10 A. M. 2 and 6 P. M. Round trip only 25 cents. The Week in Society "You will have a soda or a sundae, won't you, dear?" "Sure, if you go to Board's Pharmacy, at 1912½ Fourteenth Street. The sodas there are so pure and delicious and the service is first-class." The place "Where everybody meets everybody else." Miss Alice Houston, who has been attending Howard University, has returned to Springfield, III. to spend her vacation, and has been installed in Dr. Henderson's office as attendant. Mr. Clarence Selby has returned to Seattle, Wash., and will retain his position with the government he formerly occupied while in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Dade are visiting i. New York. Miss Nannie Burroughs, of the National Training School, of D. C., is the guest of the Rev. and Mrs. Sims, of Union Baptist Church, N. Y. While there she will attend the sessions of the Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs. Fred McCracken and daughter are the guests of her mother, Mrs. Godette, of Minneapolis, Minn. Mrs. H. L. Williams and daughter, Miss McLine, wife and daughter of Dr. J. B. Williams, left the city this week to spend the "summer" with relatives in Caldwell, Texas. Miss Tessie Lee is in Chicago, Ill. Mrs. E. S. Roberts and her daughter Evelyn, arrived at Chicago. They are stopping at 3258 Ferman Ave. Mr. Frank Trent is visiting his mother, Mrs. Susan McCauley, of 3200 Forest Avenue, Ill. Misses Gettie and Sadie Stewart are visiting Greensboro, N. C., the guests of Mrs. Z. B. Brooks. Mrs. Thomas Jamison and granddaughter have returned to their home in Homestead, Pa., after visiting relatives in this city. Mrs. M. L. Robinson, of Charleston, S. C., left last Tuesday for this city, where she is going to make her home permanently, with her daughter, Mrs. William Pannell. Miss Lula Howard Williamson, a recent graduate of Freedmen's Hospital, has been accepted as "head nurse" in the Lomax hospital, Bluefield, W. Va. She will begin her duties July 15th. Mr. Ralph W. Tyler, of this city, in co-operation with Mr. F. H. Gilbert, Registrar of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Mr. Fred R. Moore, editor of New York Age New York City, is arranging for a special Pullman car over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from Eastern points: These gentlemen will be pleased to hear from any persons intending to be present who live in their immediate sections. Robert Nelson is visiting his niece Mrs. 'A. H. Foster in Wilkinsburg, Pa. Miss Louise Howard is en route for Oberlin, Ohio; she will attend Oberlin University in the future. Miss Lillie Burke is teaching at the Summer School at A. & M. College, Greensboro, N. C. The composer of "I Wonder If I'm Wasting All My Love On You," Mr. Lewis T. Thomas, is spending a few weeks in Atlantic City. During their two months' stay in Atlantic City, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Alexander will be stopping at 120 N. Tennessee Avenue, where they will be pleased to meet their many friends. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Swan are also enjoying the breezes of Atlantic City. Mr. Oscar Preston is spending a Mr Oscar Preston is spending a few weeks at Atlantic City seashore. Dr George H. Richardson has been invited to deliver an address before the Teacher's Summer School, now in session at the A. and M. College, Greensboro, N. C. and will leave the city on or about the 20th instant. Mrs. Erma Richardson West left the city on Monday last for Cleveland, Ohio, where she will combine important business with a pleasure visit to her relatives and friends in that city. The Atonement Mission Hall, now in process of erection near Fifty-fifth Street Northeast, promises to be a great attraction for the people, both young and old, in the extreme northeastern section of the city. The erection is being superintended by Mr. Charles E. Lane, who is an expert cabinetmaker as well as builder. The hall is to be an accessory to Calvary Episcopal Church, of which communicants Dr. F. I. A Bennett is priest. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Cole, of 1426 S Street, celebrated their fifteenth anniversary on June 28. Quite a number of their old friends called to pay their respects and to wish them well. The Bee wishes Mr. George St. Julien Stephens of Richmond, Va., a speedy recovery. Mr. Stephens is one of our outside subscribers. Mrs. John Loftius and her little daughter. Miss Ruth, will leave for their home in North Carolina today. They will be gone two months. "High-Brown" face powder and toilet articles are now all the rage. Get the genuine at Board's Pharmacy, 191212. Fourteenth Street. Mail orders filled 25c and 50c. Mr. W. I. Johnson, one of the leading business men in Richmond, Va. spent Saturday and Sunday in this city as the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Tarquenia Middleton, of 915 T Street Northwest, and his sister, Mrs. Eliza J. Mason, of 1253 Wylie Street Northeast. Mrs. Josephine Simmons, of Phila- delphia, Pa., has been spending several days here visiting her parents and friends. Mrs. West Hamilton is spending the summer in New York City. Mrs. S. C. Jones, of White Plains, New York, spent a few days here this week, en route to Charlotte, N. C. Miss Eola McDaniels is spending several weeks at Cheyney Institute. Mrs. Margarite Blackwell and children are enjoying their stay in Haisslip, Va. Miss Harriet Edmonds is spending several weeks at Wilberforce University. The regular monthly meeting of the Mercurian Club, of which Mr. J. William Monroe is president, was held Monday evening at the residence of Mr. William E. English, 828 Twelfth Street Northeast. Mrs. J. V. Robinson is in Suffolk, Va., this week. Mrs. Josephine Morton is spending the summer at Colton. Friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Sager, of 1518 Columbia Street Northwest, will be gratified to learn that Mr. Sager is recovering from a serious illness of four weeks' duration, and while not yet able to leave the house, it is hoped that the favorable weather and the excellent treatment will soon restore him to his usual good health. Mrs. Elizabeth A. Daniels and son Grafton, the wife and son of Prof. R. J. Daniels, have returned to their home after a pleasant visit to friends. In the anniversary edition of The Bee it was stated Prof. R. J. Daniels was a graduate of Maryland Seminary. It should have read he was a graduate of Wayland Seminary, where he was instructor in music until it was moved to Richmond. Va. Mrs. Bessie M. Ricks has returned from New York to spend two weeks with her mother. Mr. Robert Jackson, the noted feed dealer of the Southwest, is very ill. Mr. Harris Marshall entertained his sister, Mrs. B. M. Ricks, July 4. Whist, dancing and songs were indulged in, after which all were invited to the dining room to enjoy the delicacies of the season. Mrs. Mollie Carter returned Tuesday from Norfolk after a stay of five weeks. Miss Effie Middleton has returned from Baltimore. Mrs. Mary Conte Ward is still confined to her room. FAIRMOUNT HEIGHTS. There was a free supper given by Mrs. V. T. Hart at the M. F. Church Tuesday night, June 30, 1914, for the benefit of the church. Before the supper was served Mr. C. L. Marshall made an interesting address. Mrs. Hart Was assisted by the following: Mrs. A. Armstrong, Miss Phebe Hart, Mrs. Patton, Mrs. M. E. Campbell, Mrs. Boadley, Mrs. Susie Bogle, Miss Marion Dorsey and others. Rev. F. W. Dixon pireached a very excellent sermon at the First Baptist Church at Deanwood, D. C. Rev. Dixon is a well educated Christian gentleman. He is a great honor to the ministry and the great Baptist denomination of the District of Columbia and the United States. Rev. Mills has resigned the pastorate of the First Baptist Church in Deanwood, D. C. That congregation no doubt will call a pastor in the near future. Rev. F. W. Dixon would be a wise choice, should the officers and members of that church see fit to call him to that service. Knowing the high quality of the membership of the First Baptist Church of Deanwood, there can be no doubt that the mantle of Rev. Bro. Mills will fall upon Rev. Dr. Dixon. The recital given by Mrs. H. G. Marshall at the Presbyterian Church July 2, 1914, was a success. The Children's Day exercises of the above named church were held Sunday July 5 at 7:30 P. M. Dr. C. C. Lathers. A. B., LL. B., M. D., spoke at the Epworth League of the M. E. Church Sunday, July 5, at 6:30 P. M. Mr. Lathers is a member of the District of Columbia bar. He has been appointed an interne at the Freedmen's Hospital. Mr. S. J. Trotter worshiped at the M. E. Church July 5. The 58th Street Waiting Station. The street railway people have replaced the waiting station, erected some years ago by the citizens of Fairmount Heights, by a most beautiful and substantial one. It is well built and nicely painted. It has substantial seats and arm rails. The station there was erected by the joint subscription of the citizens of Capitol Heights and Fairmount Heights. The old waiting station at Sixty-first Street is now in a dilapidated and dangerous condition. Dr. Warring and his co-workers in charge of Camp Pleasant are here. They are located on the same spot as last year. A grand picnic was given at this camp Wednesday, July 8, 1914. The band from the National Training School furnished the music for the occasion. Quite a program of field sports were indulged in during the afternoon and refreshments were served in abundance. "The ax lieth at the root of the tree." Mr. and Mrs. George Shumate are prosperous and happy. They are pleased with Fairmount Heights as their new home. A good number of families are going with Rev. Logan Johnson on his excursion to Glen Arden, Md., July 16 FALLS CHURCH, VA. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Thomas entertained a number of friends from Washington, D. C., July 4. Mrs. Bessie Rumbles spent Sunday in Washington, D. C. A surprise party from 4 o'clock to 6 was given on the lawn of Rev. John Barnett, July 4., in honor of his granddaughter, little Miss Arnett Lee. The lawn and porch were decorated with flags. Twenty little girls and boys were present. Many games were played, after which refreshments in abundance were served. The lilies who helped serve were Mrs. Mary Richards, Mrs. Nora Lee, Mrs. Bessie Rumbles and Mrs. Susie Allen. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tinner, Sr., gave a "reunion" dinner party" July 4. About twenty persons were present. The pastor and congregation of the Second Baptist Church were invited to Mt. Pleasant, Va., Sunday to assist Rev. Pinkett in his rally. Galloway M. E. Chapel had Sunday School at 10 o'clock, which was very nicely attended. Preaching by the pastor, Rev. J. W. Colbert, at 8 P. M. His text was from St. John 3:17. A large congregation was present. Mrs. Estelle Drown and daughter, of Washington, D. C., were the week guests of her sister, Miss Ruth Scott. Mrs. Mary Carpenter entertained friends and relatives from Hall's Hill and Washington, D. C., July 4. Mrs. Nora Lee and little daughter, Arnett, left Wednesday morning for New York. Mrs. Pearl Thomas and little daughter, Margaret, left Friday for New York to join Mr. Thomas. Much credit is given Mrs. Lena V. Dixon, the P. M. N. G. of Queen Esther of the Household of Ruth, for her excellent address to Autumnal Lodge No. 3571, G. U. O. of Odd Fellows, on their twenty-first anniversary, July 4, at Herndon, Va. The picnic at Herndon was largely attended. Master Ralph Estell, of Washington, D. C., is spending a few days with Mrs. Lena Dixon. MOUNTAIN VIEW HOUSE Harner, Ferry, W. V. 12 The Fourth was a very fine day up here. Toward evening it rained a little, but did not mar our pleasures. A committee of ladies, Mrs. Dwight Holmes, chairman, collected a contribution for fire works. Just after dusk the fire works began on the College Campus. You would have imagined yourself on the Monument grounds at Washington. After the fire works, refreshments were served by the ladies. Then Mrs. Holmes gave us one of her grand concerts on her beautiful Vitrola, followed by a solo dance in all the latest Tango by Miss Lydia Brown. The guests from the cottages joined the party and everybody had a fine time. Prof. D. O. W. Holmes left for the Columbian, N. Y. Mr. Wilder Montgomery and family and Mr. John Butler and family have taken up their summer at the St. Clair cottage. Miss Ada C. Thompson, of Baltimore, arrived at the Ferry on the Fourth and is stopping at the Herrod cottage with her sister, Mrs. Warfield. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Cooke spent the week-end at the St. Clare with Mrs. Cooke's brother. Dr. W. Bruce Evans is stopping at the Murray cottage and Miss Annie Young, of Winchester, Va., spent her week-end at the Mt. View House. Prof. and Mrs. R. E. Sanders, of V. N. I. L., Petersburg, Va., are stopping at the Mt. View House for the season; also Miss Louise R. M. Parm. of the Baltimore High School. Mr. Henry G. Murray, of Washington, arrived today for a tennis contest. Look out for our next letter, which promises to be interesting. ALEXANDRIA NEWS The funeral of Mrs. Emily Rich took place from Alfred St. Baptist Church Sunday, July 5. Mrs. Rich had been in poor health for a long time, but her condition had not been considered to be of a serious nature. Her death, therefore, came as a surprise to her family and many friends. She is survived by her husband and the following children: Miss Mary Rich and Frederick H. and J. Willis Rich. The pastor, Rev. G. O. Dixon, officiated, assisted by Rev. Alex. Truatt and Rev. Joseph Wheeler, of Roberts Chapel M. E. Church. Interment was made in Bethel Cemetery. The regular monthly meeting of the New Era Building Association was held on Monday evening. The reports showed that the power of the organization is being felt in this section of the State and in view of the fact that the association has long since passed its experimental stage the people are rallying to the support of the officers and directors in an effort to not only maintain its past and present good name as a safe and sound corporation, but to aid in any way that the officials may suggest. Mr. Nelson Dove, who died early Sunday morning at the Alexandria Hospital, was buried from the Alfred Street Baptist Church Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was born in Leesburg, Va., and came to Alexandria in recent years. He leaves a widow, Mrs. Bessie Howard Dove, and a young son, Julian Dove, Rev. G. O. Dixon, pastor of the Alfred Street Baptist Church, officiated, assisted by Rev. Jos. Wheeler, of Roberts Chapel M. E. Church. Mr. R. D. Lyles and Mr. P. H. Lumpkins, who have been attending the Summer Normal at Manassas, Va., were in the city Saturday and Sunday. They left on the early train Monday morning for Manassas. Principal John F. Parker, Miss Bessie K. Spriggs and Mrs. Sarah D. Gray are at the Summer Normal at Manassas. Mr. Bernard Johnson, of Philadelphia, Pa., is in the city for a short visit. WEST WASHINGTON. Mr. Chas. H. Brown, ex-grand master of District Grand Lodge No. 2, G. U. O. of O. F., died on Sunday, July 5, from injuries received from a fall a few days while gathering cherries from his place, and was buried Wednesday. Funeral services were held from Campbell A. M. E. Church, Anacostia, D. C., and was largely attended. He was a charter member of Traveling Pilgrim Lodge of Odd Fellows and Warren Lodge of the Masonic Fraternity and was for a number of years the faithful and trusty employee of Harris & Schafer, the jewelers. Many floral offerings were presented. Rev. M. H. Davis officiated, assisted by Rev. Wm. J. Howard; Rev. W. D. Naylor and Rev. Matthews. Mr. John W. Lee, ex-grand treasurer of District Grand Lodge No. 20 and a well known fraternal man, died on Monday at his residence, 2722 N Street. Funeral services were held Thursday from Mt. Zion M. E. Church, Twenty-ninth Street, and was largely attended. He was a member of Potomac Union Lodge 892, Young Men's Protective League, Elder Men's Relief Order of St. Luke, Queen of Sheba Household of Ruth. For a number of years he was an attendant at Oak Hill Cemetery and looked after the burial lots of many prominent families. Resolutions of condolence were read, coming from the organization and the First Baptist Church, Rev. E. E. Ricks, pastor. Many floral offerings were presented. Rev. W. C. Thompson officiated, assisted by Rev. Wm. J. Howard and Rev. W. D. Naylor. Interment in Mt. Zion Cemetery. Miss H. H. Beason, of 2462 P Street, was scalded a few days ago by the upsetting of a pail of water. Her injuries, while painful, are said to be much better. A very large and pleasurable excursion was given on Tuesday by Mt. Zion M. E. Church at River View under the auspices of the official board Mr. Thorton Rhodes was the chairman, who looked after the interests of the patrons of the many attendants. The Senior Choir of Mt. Zion M. E Church will be superseded by the Junior Choir for sixty days during their annual vacation. Special music under the auspices of the Music Committee has been arranged. James L. Turner, chairman; Mrs. Mary Barnes, organist. HALLS·HILL, VA. The citizens here having organized a fire department association several months ago, have resumed their activities' and will give an entertainment in Harrison's Park next Thursday evening, July 9. The officers are D. W. Ferguson, president; J. T. Bryant, treasurer; O. E. Felder, secretary. They will be assisted by an auxiliary of ladies. Mr. W. T. Soders, a recent member and resident here, is chairman of the committee. Sunday morning the services were as usual in Calloway M. E. Church; Sunday School at 10 A. M. The early rain interfered, however, with the attendance, which is generally good. The general review of the quarter was given by Mrs. E. V. Ferguson, superintendent of the Junior Department, and Mrs O. E. Felden, teacher of the Bible class. Rev. J. F. Williams preached at 11 o'clock from the text, "Set Thy House in Order, for Thou Shalt Die, and Not Live" (Isaiah 3:81). The sermon was short and full of meaning and also well applied. The heavy rainfall hindered the services at 3 o'clock. Rev. C. E. Queen pastor in charge, was present for the night services and preached a very instructive and helpful sermon from the subject that Christ prays for us. Mt. Salvation Baptist Church held their services as usual. Preaching at 11 o'clock' Sunday School at 2 and preaching at so'clock. We are making large preparations for the annual outing for July 23 to Wide Water. Va., thirty-one miles beyond Alexandria, given by the Arlington Baptist Sunday School Union. Mr. Wm. Hungerford, superintendent, who has been much impaired in health, begins to take longer walks and is much improved. The Ladies' Aid Society will entertain the ministers of the Washington Association July 20. Triplets. The Bee has been informed of an event, one that has never happened, in Aurora, N.C., before. It is "triplets"—boys, each weighing eight pounds. Their parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Hanilton, are rejoicing over their wonderful fortune. Will Leave Today for the Holy Lands. Rev. M. W. Clair, pastor of Asbury M. E. Church, will leave today for New York City, where he will take steamer for the Holy Land. Rev. Clair is one of the best known and one of the most highly honored ministers of the gospel in the United States. He will be missed. It is hoped that he will be ready to enter the basement of the new church in September. PARAGRAPHICAL A Mountain Climber Describes How He Felt on Mont Blanc. The heart thumped irregularly, the pulse goes up to 100, your knees knock together and your poor legs seem unwilling to carry you. Your throat is parched, you feel suffocated, your chest seems loaded down with a great weight and such a feeling of utter exhaustion. This is Walter Wood- THE Israel C. M. E. Church Family Excursion TO River View ON STEAMER ANGLER Auspices of Ladies Auxiliary to the Trustees and Stewardesses Auxiliary 7th Street, Wharf at 10 A. M. 2 and 6 P. M. WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1914 Music by the Monumental Orchestra. 3 days Thu. Fri. Sat., July 23, 24, 25. 3 days At LINCOLN Md. Via safe, fast, convenient W. B. and A. Electric Railway (from Baltimore, Annapolis and Washington) Chas. M. Thomas, LL. B., Wash. Normal-School No. 2 Supt. of Chatuaqua. Attorney Thomas J. Calloway, Resident Manager, Lincoln, Md. Parker Bridget and Co. AMUSEMENTS INSPRIATION 3 days Thu. Fri. Sat., Ju At LINCO Via safe, fast, convenient W. (from Baltimore, Anupe Look for program! Chas. M. Thomas, LL. B., W Attorney Thomas J. Calloway, R Parker Bridge THE NATIONALLY KNOW The Avenu burn Hyde's description of one's condition on reaching the summit of Mont Blanc, Switzerland, as written to the National Geographic Society. at this city. The first printer in New York and Philadelphia was William Bradford, who was born in Leicester, England, May 20, 1663. He was a Quaker, and emigrated to America about 1682. He set up his press in Philadelphia, and in 1687 printed an almanac. He fell under the displeasure of Philadelphia, and, after being acquitted of a charge of seditious libel, he removed to New York, where in 1693 he became the first printer in the American metropolis. His first shop was at 81 Pear Street, but later he removed to Hanover Square, where in 1725 he issued the first newspaper printed in New York—the New York Gazette. Bradford died in New York in May, 1752, having survived his paper by several years, and was buried in Trinity churchyard. His tombstone has been removed to the rooms of the New York Historical Society, but an exact copy of the original may be seen by visitors to old Trinity. Miss Belva A. Lockwood, the only woman who ever ran for the Presidency of the United States, fell in her office in this city recently and suffered a broken arm and shoulder. Miss Lockwood is 84 years old, but her physicien stated she would recover unless complications set in. Psychical research makes no appeal to Sir William Henry Perkins, the inventor of coal-tar dyes, who visited New York recently. He confesses to believing in only one ghost story, and that related to a friend to whom he gave the name of Snooks. FOR RENT High Class Apartments Rent reduced 20 per cent The Minerva 1838 4thStreet, N.W. First Class Location Modern Building Beautiful Apartments Five and Six rooms all convenience AGENTS SHANNON AND LUGHS RENTING SERVICE 713 14th St., N.W. M 2345 INSTRCUTION BUSINESS July 23, 24, 25. 3 days DLN Md. B. and A. Electric Railway (Cols and Washington) Prepare to attend! Wash. Normal School No. 2 Supt. of Chatuaqua. President Manager, Lincoln, Md. get and Co. TOWN STORE FOR MEN at Ninth BARNARD'S COMPLEXION CREAM BARNARD'S COMPLEXION CREAM AND SOAP Are the best beauty aids. Fine for facial flaws, tan, sunburn and pimples. 25c Barnard's Complexion Soap free if you cut out this ad and send or bring 25c to the People's Drug Store you may have a 25c jar of Cream and a 25c cake of Barnard's Soap. PEOPLE'S DRUG STORE 7th and K Streets N. W. Bring or send this coupon. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Opens June 15—Ocean House. Closes September 15. Sea Isle, N. J. Better known as the Gordon Sea View. The only hotel for colored people fronting on the Atlantic Beach. Fishing, boating, bathing, amusements, band concerts twice daily. Special rates for June. July and September. Write for rates. MRS. LUCY LEE, 5 Plain Street, Elmhurst, N. Y. Announcements. Announcements. Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse D. Johnson wishes to announce the engagement of their daughter, Effie Celik Johnson, to George Alfred Burton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Aldolphus Burton, of Washington, D. C. NOTICE. Doctor S. S. Thompson wishes to announce that he is no longer connected with the Howard Pharmacy, corner Tenth and R Streets Northwest. He has sold his entire interest to Dr. C. D. Ross, who is, now the sole owner and proprietor. Friends and patrons of this drug store are earnestly requested to give Dr. Rose their trade and support as he will conduct an up-to-date drug business. Don't forget the St. Luke's excursion to River View Friday, July 17. Come and bring your family and have a day's pleasure with us. BROOKLYN TABERNACLE BIBLE-STUDY-ON GREATNESS THE REWARD OF SERVICE. Mark 10:32-45 July 12 "The Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a Ransom for many."—T. I. 15. It was at the close of Jesus' ministry. For more than three years the Master had been calling His disciples and instructing them. They had come to recognize Him as Messiah, through whom the Messianic Kingdom would be set up, to bless all mankind—dead as well as living. The Master had particularly assured them that if faithful they should sit with Him in His Throne. However, He had not told them that His Kingdom would be a spiritual one, that before they could share it they would need the change of the First Resurrec- tion, and that a whole age would intervene before that King dom would be established amongst men. But He had blunted all this. A In today's lesson Jesus again brought up the matter of the shame, ill-treatment and death which was to ment and death Requesting Kingdom which was to Honors. come upon Him. This time He included the thought of His resurrection from the dead on the third day. However, the matter was incomprehensible to the disciples; and they merely said to themselves. This is another of the Master's dark sayings, which seem so mysterious. Not until after Pentecost did the disciples get the full grasp of what Jesus had told them. There the Holy Spirit began to make plain the Divine arrangement—that the sufferings of all the Church must first come before the glories of the Kingdom would be revealed and the world's blessing begin. On Right Hand and Left. Another account tells us that the mother of James and John came with them and voiced their plea for them. They believed that the time for distributing the Kingdom honors was very near. We need not assume that these two dear disciples sought the positions closest to the Master merely for ambition's sake. Rather, let us suppose that they loved the Lord very dearly, and therefore thought that they could appreciate a nearness to Him more than could some of the others. Indeed, they evidently appreciated being near the Master in His hours of deepest suffering, and were permitted to come nearer than the majority of The Twelve. They were glorious characters, whom the Lord greatly loved. Let us mark carefully the words of Jesus. He did not say, My dear disciples, there will be no Throne. On the contrary, He declared that while there would be a Throne, and places of preference in that Throne, these would not be distributed by Himself, but by the Father. Places in the Kingdom will be given absolutely on the score of quality. "Are Ye Able?"—"My Cup, My Baptism?" Jesus then made known the fact that any position whatever in the Kingdom would require the fulfilment of certain conditions. It was not enough that they had been called to discipleship, that they had left all to follow Him, that they had assented to His teachings. There must be something more; else they might not enter the Kingdom at all. These conditions the Master declared, saying, "Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with My baptism?" In the Divine Plan, God had arranged that whoever will be entrusted with the Messianic Kingdom glory, honor and power for the blessing of the world, must demonstrate his worthiness. In Jesus' case the cup meant all those experiences of ignominy and shame, including crucifixion, which He underwent during the three and one-half years of His earthly ministry and which He fully accomplished at Calvary. The Master's baptism at Jordan was merely a picture of the real baptism. His going down into the water symbolically represented His going down into death and His resurrection therefrom. His real baptism progressed from Jordan to Calvary. When on the cross He cried, "It is finished." He meant that His baptism into the water symbolically represented His going down into death and His resurrection therefrom. His real baptism progressed from Jordan to Calvary. When on the cross He cried, "It is finished." He meant that His baptism into death was completed. He was raised out of that death-baptism on the third day by the Father's Power. That baptism meant the full renum lation of all earthly rights; and the master asked those dear disciples whether they were able to share His cup of ignominy and His baptism into death. The same principle applies to all followers of Jesus. It is for each to decide whether he will drink of the Master's cup and share His baptism into death. Only the lowly, the self- sacrificing, will be able or willing to endure such experiences. The other Apostles were indignant that James and John should have made such a request. However, the incident afforded Jesus opportunity for laying down the rules which must govern in respect to greatness in the Messianic Kingdom. There whoever serves most will have the highest honor. BOY IN AMERICA TO CLAIM THRONE Mother Says She Is Daughter of Austrian Crown. Prince. NOW LIVING IN NEW YORK. If Woman's Claim' Can Be Established a Contest Will Be Made—Prince Rudolph and Marie Vetsera Were Found Mysteriously Shot in Austria In 1889. New York.—Out of the confusion that has arisen from the assassination of Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, and his morganatic wife, the Duchess of Hohenberg, arises the interesting report that a small boy, now being educated in the United States, will lay claim to the throne of Austria. This boy is Rudolph, son of Mrs. Alma Vetsera Hayne, who claims she is the daughter of Crown Prince Rudolph and Marie Vetsera, who were found dead together in a hunting lodge at Meyerling, Austria, in 1889. Mrs. Hayne, who married a Canadian stockbroker, George Osborne Hayne, and subsequently divorced him, has persisted that she is the offspring of the morganatic union of Prince Rudolph and Marie Vetsera, and she named her son after the man she claims for her sire. The probability of formal claim now being made to the Austrian succession on behalf of this boy is all the stronger because of the persistence with which the aged emperor of Austria contends for an unbroken line of Hapsburgs. When Crown Prince Rudolph contracted his morganatic marriage he forced him to renounce all claim to the throne, offering the succession to his own brother, Carl Ludwig. When Lud- ```markdown ``` Photo by American Press Association. MRS. HAYNE AND SON RUDOLPH wig declined the honor the succession was passed along to the latter's son, Francis Ferdinand, who was slain the other day. When Francis Ferdinand contracted his morganatic marriage the emperor made him renounce all right to the throne for his possible heirs. His death, Mrs. Hayne now believes, opens the way clearly for the claims of her son, Rudolph, and there is every reason to believe that she intends pushing them. Mrs. Hayne is a beautiful Austrian and came to this country for the first time about twelve years ago. She asserts that she is the child of the tragic love affair which resulted in the deaths of Prince Rudolph and Marie Vetsera. She says her husband often declared that she was the "truest of all the Hapsburgs." On June 5 Mrs. Hayne returned to this country and told several of the passengers aboard the liner that she had decided to renounce her title of Princess Vetsera and that she expected to live in America so that she might educate her son in the way she wishes. "I don't want to live any more on the other side," she declared. "There are too many unhappy associations with Europe for me. I am building a home in New York, and I intend to make a home that I can enjoy in the real sense." This woman has had rather a romantic life, especially since she first came to the United States. After being wooed by many sultors she finally married George Osborne Hayne in Toronto in 1007, but three years later Hayne sued for divorce, naming Justin B. McDougall, son of a Canadian capitalist. This trouble, however, came to an end when McDougall's father had him arrested, and he was later put in an insane asylum. When Hayne heard of this he hurried to New York to effect a reconciliation with his wife. The National Religious Training School, Durham, N.C. Offers superior advantages for the training of young men and women in many departments of work. 4. Literary Department. 5. Department of Music. The following Departments are in successful operation: 1. Department of Religious Training. This department is intended especially for the training of Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. Secretaries. Settlement workers, Deaconesses, and for Home and Foreign Missionaries. --- Offers superior advantages for the训 in many departments of work. The following Departments are in 1. Department of Religious Train especially for the training of Y. M. C Settlement workers, Deaconesses, and sionaries. 2. Department of Theology. 3. Commercial Department. COMMERCE OF THE WORLD AND INTERNATIONAL BALANCES OF TRADE BALANCES OF TRADE. The recent phenomenon of an excess of imports over exports in the foreign trade of the United States in April and May, 1914, coupled with large outward shipments of gold, make interesting a table showing, in epitomized form, the commercial and financial statistics of the principal countries, compiled by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce, and published as a part of the Statistical Abstract of the United States for 1913. The world's commerce, so far as ascertainable for the 75 countries and political groups included in the table, approximates 40 billion dollars, imports being 21 billion and exports 19 billion. The excess of 2 billion dollars on the import side is accounted for, in part, by the fact that many importing nations include in their import values the costs of freight, insurance, and other charges accruing between the point of shipment and the place of arrival at their national frontiers with respect to goods imported, not included in export valuations by the country of shipment; and, in some degree, to the closer scrutiny of import values, which are frequently the basis of customs revenue. Obviously the figures have no reference to purchases by travelers and invisible trade settlements in the form of gold, silver, securities, and other evidences of value, usually omitted from statements of commerce but necessarily constituting an important factor in the balance sheet of nations. A large proportion of the older and more advanced nations show an excess of imports over exports of merchandise. Notable examples are the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and other European countries; and Japan, China, and Turkey. Canada shows a balance on the import side, but nearly all other American countries show larger exports than imports, this being true of Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Colombia Mexico Central America Venezuela and the United States, our slight excess of imports over exports in April and May not being sufficient to offset the large excess of exports in other months. Our net exports balance will probably exceed 400 million dollars for the current fiscal year. Russia, Roumania, Servia, Egypt, India and Java each shows a preponderance of exports over imports. The United Kingdom has a foreign trade of 6,830 million dollars, imports being valued at 3,741 million in excess of all exports, domestic and foreign. Germany in 1912 had a trade of 5,059 million, imports being 2,754 million, or 449 million in excess of all exports. The United States in the calendar year 1913 had a foreign trade of 4,277 million dollars, imports being 1,793 million and exports of domestic and foreign goods (chiefly the former), 2,484 million, making an excess of 691 million on the export side. Canada's imports are nearly double the value of her exports, and France shows an excess of imports of 293 million dollars in a total trade of 2,884 million in 1912. The aggregate imports of the 75 principal countries and colonies of the world in 1912-1913 were valued at 20,845 million dollars, or 2,147 million more than their exports. In this vast theatre of international trade the United States plays an important role, having bought 10 per cent of all the goods which the leading nations exported, and having sold 141-2 per cent of the merchandise, which they purchased in the markets of the world. Considering the commerce of the United States from 1790 to 1913, it is noted that the aggregate excess of exports over imports of merchandise in the 124 years in question was 8,312 million dollars, and the aggregate excess of exports of gold and silver over imports thereof, 1,600 million. In the 85 years prior to 1875 imports usually exceeded exports of merchandise, there being only 16 exceptions. In the 40 years since 1874 exports have almost invariably been larger than imports, only 4 years—1875, 1878, 1889 and 1893—showing a balance on the import side. In the movements of gold and silver the balance of trade shifts more frequently from page to the other side of the ledger, and in the last decade imports of specie have equaled exports thereof. THE RECORDER OF DEEDS Who Indorsed Rev. Waldron-A Meeting of Six-Attorney Walker Too Wise to Be Caught. The announcement in the daily papers of June 30, to the effect that the House & Herrmann of all kinds and description, House and Herrmann is the place to visit. There is no other house of its kind in the city where the people can be satisfied. This is house, hat will satisfy you. National Independent Political League had indorsed Rev. J. Milton Waldron, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church, for appointment as Recorder of Deeds has been, the occasion for no end of comment, inquiry and conjecture: The Bee, whose mission it is to give its readers the news free from bias, learns from sources which it considers truthworthy and reliable that on Monday evening, June 29, eight persons met on call at the print shop of the Murray brothers on Seventh Street Northwest. Whether the call was sent out in the name of the National Independent Political League or in the name of a branch of that organization, could not be learned. At any rate, the meeting was called to consider the advisability of holding a "convention" at some place at some time during the late summer, or early fall. It will be remembered that there are to be elections held in all the states for members of Congress, and in a number of States for State officers, this fall. In the language of the Hagerstown Almanac, "about this time look out for" the assembling of Negro conventions and the launching and re-galvanizing of independent leagues and movements. Attorney Thomas Walker presided at the meeting the first part of the evening. After the matter of holding a "convention" had been considered for a time and disposed of, one of the eight persons present who The Bee learns is a minister, moved to indorse Rev. Waldron for Recorder. This provoked considerable discussion, during which Attorneys Hewlett and Horner left the meeting, six persons remaining. One of the six placed Attorney Thomas Walker in nomination for indorsement for Recorder. Mr. Walker, who was presiding, called one of the other persons to the chair, saying that it was necessary for him to leave owing to lateness, etc., and he and Mr. Robinson, an employee at the House of Representatives, left the meeting, four persons remaining. Of the four persons remaining in the meeting one was presiding and one was acting as secretary, leaving two without official functions. When a vote was reached two voted to indorse Rev. Waldron, and one voted against indorsement. The papers of the day following contained the announcement that the National Independent Political League had indorsed Waldron for appointment as Recorder. This occasioned no end of surprise, as it has been understood that Rev. Waldron made definite and explicit promises to the officers and members of the Shiloh Baptist Church that he would not seek office, nor permit the use of his name in connection with office-seeking. The Bee is informed that there is considerable dissatisfaction among the members of Shiloh Church because of the connection of the name of their pastor with the seeking of a political job, and that a quiet investigation is under way to develop the facts. Miss Eva A. Chase will go to Lynchburg, Va., this month, the guest of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Goldsberg. Rev. Van Loo, of Kansas, is in the city the guest of Rev. Jerigan, of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. The Amanda Smith Industrial Home of Chicago, Ill., celebrated its fifteenth anniversary Monday, June 26. It is the only institution in the State authorized to receive children from the Juvenile Court for industrial training. 4. Literary Department. 5. Department of Music. 6. Department of Literary Training. 7. Department of Industries. 8. Extension Home Classes. There are special scholarships for deserving young men and women, in the Departments of Theology and Religious Training. 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Figure of Woman In Modern Attire Horrifies the Pests. Marinette, Wis.—Crows had been working great havoc with the newly planted cornfields of Howard Smithson, a young farmer, until he went to Milwaukee and got an idea from the fashions disported by women. He went back and made a transformation of a male scarecrow with which the crows had become so friendly that they perched on its mimic gun. The upper part of the figure he dressed with a low necked garment and the lower part with a slit skirt. He fashioned the hair low over the forehead, hiding the ears, and upon the head he set a waving plume. Soon after a flock of crows came hovering over the field. They were just preparing to alight when they beheld such a figure as had never before met their gaze. With one mighty caw they flew away. If you don't believe it ask Smithson OBJECTS TO FIVE YARD KISS. Embrace Shouldn't Exceed Yard of Film, Saw Woman Censor. Philadelphia.—A kiss more than a yard long on a moving picture film, or thirty-six seconds, as osculatory embraces are usually measured, will be barred henceforth by the new state moving picture censorship board if Mrs. Cyrus Niver, its only woman member, has her way. Mrs. Niver has spent several weeks watching and measuring kisses in romantic drama films. As a result she is convinced that an embrace occupying five yards of perfectly good film, such as she has seen, should be reduced by four yards, inasmuch as thirty-six seconds, or one yard of kiss, is enough for any reasonable osculation. AT 69 WEDS HANDY MAN. Husband Is Seventy-six, but He Will Milk Cows and Do Chores. Kansas City, Kan.-John G. Beck, seventy-six years old, of Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. Lydia Reeves, sixty-nine years old, of this city, were married in Kansas City, Kan. "I've got a cow at home, and I thought it would be handy to have some one to get up in the morning and milk it for me," Mrs. Reeves told H. P. McPherson, license clerk, while they were getting the license. "I became acquainted with Mr. Beck through an old soldier friend of his at the Soldiers' home at Leavenworth," said the bride. "It was love at first sight, and, besides, it's handy to have a man around the house." ARMY OFFERS PRIZES FOR BEST AEROPLANES To Divide $30,000 Among Three Winners. Washington. After having been handicapped for years by congress in their efforts to keep abreast of aeronautics in the armies of the world, officials of the war department at last have obtained a suitable appropriation and have arranged important plans for developing the army aeronautic corps. With an appropriation of $250,000 available, Brigadier General George P. Scriven, chief signal officer, with the aid of Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Reber, assistant chief, has drawn up plans for a general competition among American inventors and builders of aeroplanes. A purse of $30,000 is announced to be distributed among the builders of the best three machines, each of a distinctive type. For the machine of first merit $12,000 will be paid, for the second $10,000 and for the third $8,000. Part of the appropriation will be spent in buying a score of other aeroplanes of the most desirable type at regular prices. It is estimated that the additional machines can be bought for from $5,000 to $7,000 each from the manufacturer, or possibly the army may obtain the exclusive right of building its own machines at less cost. The remarkable strides in aviation made within the last few years by the more progressive European armies have spurred the army authorities to the determination to build a formidable fleet of aeroplanes. The successful operation of aeroplanes in the recent Balkan wars and in Mexico has demonstrated, to their minds, the necessity of the American army no longer remaining behind those of Europe in this respect. The work of the American naval aeronauts at Vera Cruz has been pronounced by both army and navy experts as a demonstration of their practicability and undisputed value in time of war. WATER WAGON KILLS OWL. Eight Years Without Drink, Succumbs to Draft. Vineland, N. J.-A pet horned, owl belonging to Mrs. Frank W. Flood, which had not tasted water for eight years, got a drink the other night because the weather was so warm. Immediately the bird went into convulsions. Sinking its talons through Mrs. Flood's hand, it died, with the death clutch so tight that Dr. George Cunningham had to be sent for to release the woman and dress the wound. The fancier of whom the Floods bought the bird said water would have the same effect on the bird it has on a mad dog. CAILLAUX TRIAL EXCITES FRANCE Outcome May Shape Nation's Political Destinies. HUSBAND A STRONG MAN. Member of Radical Element Which Has Ruled Country For Years Past. Defiant Woman Confident of Acquittal—Sure Husband Will Continue In Public Life. Paris.—All France is in a fever of excitement on the eve of the trial of Mme. Calllaux, the beautiful wife of Joseph Calllaux, for the murder of Gaston Calmette, who was editor of Le Figaro. The killing was the culmination of a series of attacks made on the reputation of the woman's husband, who at the time was minister of finance. The trial of a beautiful woman, a member of one of the most prominent families, socially, politically and financially, on a murder charge is alone enough to arouse unprecedented interest. But this trial is more than that—it is a contest between two factions in France the result of which will determine the political destinies of the country. Mme. Caillaux is now in jail, where she has been confined since the shooting. She is a brave woman, has no fear of the ultimate end of the trial, confident of acquittal and faces her enemies with the same defiance that distinguished her before the shooting. Favors have been shown her since the beginning of her prison life. Special meals are served in her luxurious cell. It is magnificently furnished. Soon after the tragedy unrest arose in the French cabinet. Several attempts have been made to organize a cabinet, but failure was the result. How long the present cabinet will serve no one can conjecture. France has been governed for years by this Radical party. The country has insensibly grown to look upon the Radicals JANE LATEST PICTURE OF MME. CAILLAUX as its unavoidable, almost natural, governors. When one Radical cabinet falls another is ready to take its place—another with a slight difference of political shade, a different set of names, tactics somewhat altered, but, on the whole, working out identically the same program. A man of the greatest importance among the Radical-Socialists is Joseph Caillaux. the wealthy financier, former minister of finance, present chairman of the Radical party and future-who knows what not? The murder of Le Figaro's editor, Gaston Calmette, by Mme. Caillaux temporarily prevents this extraordinarily ambitious man from stepping to the front in the politics of his country, in spite of his having been re-elected to the chamber by an overwhelming majority last April, barely a month after the tragedy at the Figaro office. Outside the district he represents Caillaux is not popular in France. Calmette's accusations, printed in Le Figaro, are generally considered well founded. He is too clever a financier to be an absolutely honest politician. While he was in power he succeeded in increasing his personal fortune at an enormous rate, holding as he did the financial secrets of the country and speculating with perfect safety Furthermore, he has tapped the large banks in the management of which he had a hand while he was finance minister of enormous sums to constitute an election fund. He gathered millions in this fund, and when elections came the advanced Radical candidates were given liberal support. In those districts where there were three candidates—one Reactionary, one moderate Radical and one Socialist—the last was financed by the Caillaux election fund under color of forming a coalition of advanced Republicans to fight the "enemies of the republic." Big words like this are still being used to good effect in France, although every one knows that the monarchists and imperialists have dwindled enough in number and in power to become but negligible enemies. ```markdown ``` Rev. Stephen Newman President Howard University HOWARD UNIVERSITY President Newman Popular With the Students and Other Officials. Prof. Geo. W. Cook, Secretary; Prof. L. Parks, Treasurer. The Bee could not say all that it desired to say in its last week's issue. In speaking of Prof. Geo. W. Cook, it said too much. Prof. Cook is the Secretary of Howard University, but not the treasurer, as The Bee said last week. Prof. Cook is a wide-awake official and a great acquisition to that institution. PROF EDW Treasurer of Howard Unive [Name not visible] PROF EDW. L. PARKS Treasurer of Howard University. Efficient and Popular ONE OF THE OLD GUARD William Young—The Old Guard The Salt of the Earth That Hast Not Lost Its Savor. Yes, here he is, boys—I present him to you—Mr. William Young, one of nature's noblemen. Though disfigured by man, he is the type of the honest poor man. If told to go to work in the morning hours I need not go to see him again till the closing hours and I will find the work done—honest toil. I know him well and I present him to the young as an example of the business-like, conscientious man of endeavor. Look at him well—the lines in his face are not of dissipation, but of toil—the toil made harder because the future had no open door for him. We call him "Uncle Young", in endearment and appreciation of the honest gentleman. He is never rude, does not shirk or dissipate, but always works. There is in his humility no spirit of the slave, for he would "quit" work were I, his friend, to charge him falsely. You may never have marked him well because he attends to his business and not yours. I am going out now to see him rather for curiosity than for the inspection of his work. I told him this morning what to do and I am sure when I find it done it will show no evidence of shirking. It will be a full day's work, efficiently performed. I can not long see his rough exterior for I have never approached him, but that I have forgotten the exterior in the presence of the man. Were I an artist I might draw him in his working apparel, but my spirit would lead toward his soul. His faith is set "On High." It is simple faith not mixed with doubts from too much or ```markdown ``` Prof. Geo. W. Cook Secretary Howard University Prof. Edward L. Parks is the treasurer of Howard University and one of the affable and accommodating officials connected with the institution. Prof. Parks and Prof. Cook are very closely allied in the conduct of that great institution. The President of Howard University is Dr. Newman. There is no man in this country better liked by the colored people than he is. Last year he had a record-breaking attendance. The coming year bids fair to be better. W. L. PARKS erosity. Efficient and Popular too little learning. So far as he is concerned he is in his belief in the hands of "The Maker" and no austere reasoning can shake his faith. He is of the Old Guard, so many of whom I knew at Howard University thirty-eight years ago. They have gone, but their works do follow them. It is a benediction to have known them. As this "Last Leaf" is left, boys, take pattern of him for industry, fair dealing and good fellowship. You will say that he is not an angel. I say that he is of "The salt of the Earth." Boys, I once more present to you my friend, Mr. William Young. "I suffered for a number of years with my back years with my back, or kidney trouble, and have tried a number of remedies from different physicians. More than a year ago, one of our local druggists induced me to try Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills and after using them some three months I found decided improvement in my lunesys, and I am glad to say that I hope soon to be fully restored to health." J. F. Allan, Former Judge of City Court, Glasgow, Ky. 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This park has a spacious pavilion 50x50, a floor as smooth as glass, dining accommodation, basket-ball facilities, excellent water, swings. It is beautifully lighted by electricity. Cars to the gates and special cars to bring patrons to the city. Take cars marked Berwyn, Riverdale, Laurel or District Line and get off at gate. FOR TERMS, DATES, ETC., SEE MANAGER, MISS M. A. D. MADRE, 2227 CLEVELAND STREET, N. W. WHEN BIRDS CAN'T BE SHOT. New Regulations Effective Oct. 1 Prescribs Closed Seasons. Washington.-Amendments to the department of agriculture's regulations for the protection of migratory birds will become effective Oct. 1. The effect of one of the changes is to permit on the Missouri and the upper waters of the Mississippi the shooting of all migratory game birds for which there is an open season from Oct. 1, 1914, to Jan. 1, 1915. After the latter date the prohibition will be in force again. Other amendments deal principally with the closed season for water fowl in various localities. The new regulations provide for a closed season in zone No. 1 for all waterfowl from Dec. 16 to Sept. 1 next following. Exceptions to the rule prescribe the open season as follows: In Massachusetts and Rhode Island, between Jan. 1 and Oct. 1; Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Idaho, Oregon and Washington, between Jan. 16 and Oct. 1; New Jersey, between Feb. 1 and Nov. 1; Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, between Dec. 1 and Sept. 7. For zone No. 2 the closed season is between Jan. 16 and Oct. 1, with the following exceptions: Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana between Feb. 1 and Nov. 1; Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, between Feb. 16 and Nov. 20; Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, between Feb. 1 and Sept. 15; Texas, Arizona and California, between Feb. 1 and Oct. 15. FIRE DRILL IN A CHURCH. Twelve Hundred Boston Worshipers Get Out In Record Time. Boston.—Service at St. Peter's church, Meeting House hill, was interrupted by the Right Rev. Peter Ronan the other day to give the 1,200 assembled men, women and children instructions in leaving the church in case of fire. At a sign from their pastor the parishioners all left the church in two and one-half minutes. The congregation was divided into five groups, each group taking a separate exit. The pastor's instructions were: "Walk lively, but don't crowd, Waste no time, but do not run." In explaining the purpose of the drill the pastor said: "Fire drills in our schools have proved to be necessary and satisfactory. There is no reason why they should not be just as necessary in our churches and other public buildings." Freeling, Va.—Two men climbed the historic Cumberland mountain and fought a pistol duel that will result in the death of at least one. The participants were James Vanover and Anderson Estep, who had been friends and neighbors since childhood. They fought clasping each other's left hand. There were no witnesses to the duel. The battle resulted because Vanover objected to the attentions of Estep to his sister, a comely young woman. The men, both of whom are well connected and prosperous, met here, having come into town from their homes to buy supplies. Persons who saw them on the street did not notice anything out of the ordinary in their conversation. After a few minutes they rode to Cumberland mountain, near Osborne's gap, and fought. Vanover was shot through the body twice, and Estep was wounded three times. After the fight the duelists returned here. Estep had been attentive to Miss Nina Vanover for some time. He had been warned repeatedly by the young woman's family that his attentions were not acceptable. Estep, who had no weapon, went into a local hardware store and purchased a weapon of heavy caliber and the latest moke. According to Estep, Vanover was shot at the second fire, both having missed the first shot in their haste and excitement. They agreed on a second shot and clasped hands at the word given by Estep. Vanover staggered and fell heavily against his shoulder, causing his weapon to "fly up," the bullet from the heavy revolver plowing a deep gash in Estep's shoulder. Though suffering from a mortal wound and scarcely able to stand, Vanover readily agreed to a third shot, which both men missed. After the last fire Vanover falted from loss of blood, and E-step thought he was dead. For this reason he came into Freeling with the intention, so he claims, of surrendering to the sheriff. Shortly after Vanover, too, came down from the mountain, staggering and weak from loss of blood. Peaks Named For Senators. Washington.—Three high peaks in the Fairweather range on the Alaskan boundary, near Mount St. Ellas, have been named for Senator Root of New York; Senator Lodge of Massachusetts and ex-Senator Turner of Washington. The three senators were members of the American commission before the Alaska boundary tribunal in London in 1903. Large photographs of the peaks have been given to Mr. Root and Mr. Lodge by Superintendent Tittman of the geodetic survey, who was secretary of the American commission. Ralph D. Quinter, for several years private secretary to Justice Gould, will be sworn in next Tuesday as referee in bankruptcy in the District Supreme Court. Culpepper, Va.-Lucy Frye, born June 20, 1790, in Orange County, Virginia, has just finished celebrating her 124th birthday anniversary, attaining perhaps the title of the oldest person in the United States. The aged colored woman possesses records to prove her age. Residents of Culpepper who lived during the Civil War remember her then as an old woman. She lived on a plantation until the war, and then, relieved of the bondage of slavery, came here, where she worked as a washerwoman until age prevented her labors. She is being cared for by the neighbors who have long known her. The old adage, "Happy is the bride that the sun shines on," is one that is unknown in some lands. A Breton bride, for instance, takes it as a bad sign should the day of her wedding dawn bright and sunny. Rain on her marriage morn is held to signify that all her tears are shed, and that she will, therefore, have a happy married life. The day before the wedding is called the "weeping day," for the bride and her friends weep as much as possible, with the idea of getting the mourning over, so that only what is joyful may remain. In other countries this result is attained by drenching the bride with water. The Greeks think that a thorough drenching of the bride will bring her lasting good fortune. St. Louis is to have a $150,000 theatre for colored people. Ground will be broken July 15. The Afro-American Realty and Amusement Company purchased the site. The building will contain a theatre, stores and offices, to be owned by and devoted entirely to Afro-Americans. CHILD HAD NO BRAIN. Lived to Age of Four Years Without That Organ. Berlin.—A German medical journal reports the curious case of a child born without a brain which in spite of this handicap lived to the age of almost four years. At the autopsy it was found that both the cerebrum and cerebellum, the so called "big" and "little" brain, were completely lacking, only the medulla oblongata being present. This little knot of brain tissue at the base of the main brain, which in fishes forms, the sole brain, was able here to control the functions of the body necessary to a bare existence, but nothing more. The child lay in a state of coma, with contracted arms and almost motionless, during its whole existence. It was impossible to obtain the slightest mental reaction. Washington. - Consul Theodore C. Hamm sends to the department of commerce from Durango a striking array of facts showing the necessity for ending the Mexican revolution and reestablishing a stable form of government in that republic. For example, the state of Durango in 1913 was favored with abundant and seasonable rains, insuring fine crops of all staple farm products under ordinary conditions, but not more than two-thirds of the usual acreage was planted, and not more than 10 per cent of the crops planted were gathered by the rightful owners of the land, the remainder being appropriated for military purposes or harvested by others than the rightful owners on account of lawless conditions. Of Chile peppers, for instance, the export was only $4,000 as against $50,000 to $75,000 in normal years. The cotton yield, says the consul, was phenomenal in the famous Laguna district of eastern Durango and southwestern Coahuilla, along the Nagas river—120,000 bales, worth $8,500, 000. Half the crop is still in the warehouses at Torreon, and the other half was shipped to the United States at a sacrifice instead of being sent, as ordinarily, to the cotton factories in southern Mexico. The exports to the United States from Durango in the last year were $2,254,000 as against $9,731,000 in 1912. The railways to the gulf have not been in operation in 1914, and all trade is paralyzed. Torreon in times of peace is a busy interior manufacturing city, like Syracuse, N. Y., or Paterson, N. J. In the city of Mazatlan, state of Sinaloa, on the Pacific, United States Consul W. E. Alger reports, the exports to the United States in 1913 fell off almost $900,000, or 20 per cent. Eggs are now selling there at 7 cents aplece, milk at 30 cents a quart, fiel at four and five times the usual price and all other articles in proportion. Two of the three banks have closed, and all business is suspended. There was no railroad service in 1913 from March 4 to Dec. 31, and but for the numerous arrivals and departures of American war vessels there would have been scant mall facilities ever br water. The best excursion of the year by the St. Luke's of the city to River View Friday, July 17. -Come and join us in this day of pleasure. LEGAL NOTICES. R. R. Horner, Attorney. In the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, Holding Probate Court.-Probate No. 19656. Estate of John Stevenson, Deceased. Application having been made herein for probate of the last will and testament of said deceased, and for letters testamentary on said estate by Fannie Stevenson, it is ordered this 7th day of July, A. D. 1914, that John Stevenson and all others concerned, appear in said court on Monday, the 17th day of August A. D. 1914, at 10 o'clock A. M., to show cause why such application should not be granted. Let notice hereof be published in the Washington Law Reporter and Washington Bee, once in each of three successive weeks before the return day herein mentioned, the first publication to be not less than thirty days before said return day. (Seal) THOS. H. ANDERSON, Justice. JAMES TANNER, Register of Wills for the District of Columbia. R. R. HORNER, Attorney. Ice Cream Sodas and Sundaes are famous for purity and deliciousness at BOARD'S PHARMACY 1912½ 14th St. N. W. The place "where everybody meets everybody else" for Drugs, Remedies and Toilet Articles OF SUPERIOR QUALITY Exclusive agent for the celebrated "Mark T" remedies, bonded and guar- anteed to give satisfaction or your money back without hesitation. For the best go to BOARD'S PHARMACY, 1912½ 14th Street. T. W. DUNWORTH 1002 Pa. Ave. N. W. You may go East and you may go West But Dunworth always sells the best 1002 Pa. Ave. N. W. Coal, Wood, Ice, Feed, Cement Sand, Oils, Paints, Building Materials, Etc. 806 Florida Avenue N. W. Phone North 552. NOTICE. Persons who desire to express themselves through the columns of The Bee must sign their names, especially if they want the articles published. Please remember this. THE BEE. SUMMER BOARDERS—THE DENNIS HOUSE. The Dennis House will open the first day of June to daily, weekly and monthly summer boarders. The resort is situated on the Chesapeake Bay, Anne Arundel County, Md. There are many pleasures to be had—fishing, bathing and other summer amusements. For further information write to Mrs. Joshua M. Dennis, Shady Side P. O., Anne Arundel County, Md. COLEMAN PARK Open for the Season. Don't fail to read the advertisement of Coleman Summer Park, seen elsewhere in this week's Bee. This is one of the most delightful resorts in this city. Don't fail to select your dates. A woman looks out a window. Fine, soft, silky hair is yours by the use of the new wonderful COCOLATUM] a modern hair tonic made of Cocoanut Oil and Lily White Petrolatum. It is white and will not soil, makes and keeps the hair straight. For sale by all druggists, price 10 and 25 cents. Manufactured by LaRue Chemical Company, Baltimore, Md. THE OLD RELIABLE DRUG STORE JUST HONEST DRUGS— THAT'S ALL GEO. W. MURRAY Second and L Streets Southwest Ray T. Bailey, Phar D. DRUGGIST 11th" and New York Ave. N.W. PHONES: Main 3021 Main 3022 P .O. Station 49 ```markdown ``` When young people are ready to buy the furnishings for their first home of married life it is never a wise nor an economical policy to go about trying to pick up special bargains from a number of stores. Look the field over carefully, take into consideration all that every house has to offer for your advantage, and then decide upon one firm with which to trade. We've always offered young people unusual inducements to come here. There's no question about our giving them as much value as their money can possibly buy, and we go far beyond the most liberal offers of other stores when it comes to arranging the terms of an account. We realize the many expenses under which most of the young folks begin housekeeping, and it's a pleasure, as well as a policy with us, to give them a great deal of extra help at this time. Our Credit Accommodation Brings Home Comfort. 35 Foreign and Domestic Whiskies HAVE NATIONAL FAME FOR QUALITY 909 7th St. Phone Main 274 No Branch Houses Auto Deliveries to All Sections HELLER'S HAIR STORE 712 Seventh Street, Northwest Oldest Hair Store in America More than fifty-seven years we have made and this over half a century of expriense in the has skilled us to advise on the proper and re- ment of the hair. Not the cheapest but the SEE THE HELLER SPECIALS. Sole Switches, short stem, full and wavy; spe- sole Transformations, 20-inch hair, extra full; Wigs, made with long wavy hair, parted style; s- e Puffs, moon shape, that go from ear to ear. Combs, Side Combs, Hair Pins, Barrettes. You need Gray Hair—We show every style a ins in all styles. Graduation Presents. The best and finest Electric Comb made. It is lightener and actually worth $1.00. Sent by ents wanted. Write us for anything you want i Ginnman Engraving, Comp ines Zinc Etchings Process Engravers, Illustrators, Designers Newspaper Work a Specialty Quality and Speed" and Penna. Ave. N. W. Neatness SPEND YOUR S VACATION LER'S STORE Street, Northwest Store in America Uses we have made and sold Hair by of expriense in the workshop on the proper and most becom- not the cheapest but the best. LER SPECIALS. Om, full and wavy; special...98c 9-inch hair, extra full; special...98c avy hair, parted style; special..$3.98 that go from ear to ear...98c Pins, Barrettes. We show every style at every price. ation Presents. 59c Eric Comb made. It is a guaranteed worth $1.00. Sent by mail for 5c or anything you want in hair goods. Having Company Things Illustrators, Designers Work a Specialty --- HELLER'S HAIR STORE —For more than fifty-seven years we have made and sold Hair Goods. This over half a century of expriense in the workshop and store has skilled us to advise on the proper and most becoming arrangement of the hair. Not the cheapest but the best. SEE THE HELLER SPECIALS. 26-inch Creole Switches, short stem, full and wavy; special.....98c 22-inch Creole Transformations, 20-inch hair, extra full; special.....98c $5 Creole Wigs, made with long wavy hair, parted style; special..$3.98 $1.50 Creole Puffs, moon shape, that go from ear to ear.....98c Black Combs, Side Combs, Hair Pins, Barrettes. Should you need Gray Hair—We show every style at every price. Silk Fans in all styles. Graduation Presents. 59c. 59c This is the best and finest Electric Comb made. It is a guaranteed Hair Straightener and actually worth $1.00. Sent by mail for 5c extra. Agents wanted. Write us for anything you want in hair goods. Healthful, invigorating amusements, tennis courts, croquet grounds, good board. Reasonable rates. Send for booklet. Mrs. Aldina Hawkins Haines. True Reformers Hall, 1204 U grounds, good board. Reasonable Street northwest. W. S. Hall, Pro- rates. Send for booklet prietor. Mrs. Aldina Hawkins Haines. Phone, Main 673 For Rent-By Thomas Wakler, Attorney. 106 Benning Road, 6 rooms... 105 Benning Road, 7 rooms... 2654 15th St. N. W., 7 rooms... 2532 15th St. N. W., rooms... 249 W St.N.W., 6 rooms, brick 245 W St.N.W., 6 rooms, brick 1115 N.J.Ave.,N.W. 7 rooms,bath 330 Bryant St. N. W., 5 rooms 906 1st St. S.W., 5 rooms, brick Jefferson Street, Lincoln, D. C., 2 rooms and sum- mer kitchen ..... 5.00 Burrville, D. C., (near Burville School) 5 rooms and large garden..... 10.00 1804 Vermont Ave. N. W., 10 rooms and bath..... 1706 17th St. N. W., 12 rooms and bath, hot water heat. This house will be repapered and painted to suit any reliable tenant ..... 35.00 THOMAS WALKER, Attorney-at-Law, - 506 Fifth Street Northwest, Phone Main 4662. FOR RENT For rent or for sale—120 S street northwest. Excellent condition. Key at 118, next door. Apply to owner, 140 A street northeast. WANTED. At The Bee office, a good printer. Apply or write to W. Calvin Chase, Editor, Bee, 1109 Eye St. N. W., Washington, D. C. BOY WANTED. Errand boy wanted at The bee office. Apply at once to 1109 Eye Street Northwest. For Sale. Ft Sale—Three lots, 25x120 feet each. Fifty-third and Dayton Strl. Northeast, two blocks west of National Training School. $600. Address "N." Bee office. BABEK for Chills and Fever Keep It In Your Medi- tine Chest JUSTH'S OLD STAND. Now in regards to slightly. used men's suits, there's such a difference in what you might think. In large cities lots of sports pay tailors a good price and perhaps wear the suit a week or so, sometimes lesss, and then "go broke." Are you wise? we can sell the suit at $3 to $10; the buyer saves cash. One price. Justh's Old Stand, 619 D.