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. THE A'ASHINGTON TIMES, SUNDAY, MAY 31: 1914. ;aster increases E FRICTION IN S NATE Ifety-at-Sea Convention &ay cail of Ratification Through empress Wreck. it fit III If Ll Is PT By JOHN SNURE. h- disagreement in the Senate over ratification of the London safety-at-wention will be greatly increased mWttered as the result of the rc alamity. whereby a thousand were lost In the Empress of Ire-isaster ady. before this dUaster. there te widest difference of opinion 'he ratification of this convention. Is difference extends to members of vrilson Administration. Now that Empress of Ireland has gont to bottom, the demand in the Senate d n Congress generally for rcgula at of the utmost strictness locking safety of life at sea is enhanced, is not unlikely that the outcome a be refusal by the Senate to ratify London convention. h London convention was ncgotlat- ln part becauss of the Titanic dis- ter It was a tardy response to the neral demand for greater safety in ean travel growing out of the trag y Nor was it by any means a com- e response. The influence of big Ipping Interests was felt on the con- ence of delegates who negotiated the nvention. The American delegates sre divided, some wanting strict reg it ons and others standing for res- at ons of a lax and inadequate nature. Furuseth Opposes, regulations of the cari.,ion nre so far from being sntlsfaci.-i t drew Furuseth. president -f tne tc-n.-.tional Seamen's Union, t'it lie Itf drew from the congress an-j re- sed to have anything to do with it. t convention is pending before the rlgn Relations Committee of the nate, and Mr. Furuseth has made own Ms objections to that com- luee. t was because of failure to make elision In the treaty in adequate aMon for the manning of lifeboats d the training of crews that Mr. hjr-seth objected to the proceedings tne convention. v e Empress of Ireland accident is loked on by Mr. Furuseth as proof what he has all along- contended. le holds that there was timo to low- the lifeboats of the stricken ves- 11 before she went down If there been a crow sufficient In num. rre and adequately skilled. He points Jt that in respect to manning and hulpment, the Empress of Ireland afc up to the standard set by the anden congress on safety at sea. he fact the vessel sank within a nnrt distance from shore, in his Inton. shows the crew was not ade- tja'e and that the steamer was un- T-ianned. Senator Lewis' Views. 111 Furuseth'b views are not shared ly other American delegates to the convention. Senator James Hamilton Lewis was one of the delegates. He thinks proper provision for a fog pa trol would have averted the Empress iif Ireland disaster. Chairman Alex- der. of the House Committee on Irchant Marine, on the other hand. bnks that if the London convn- le" were in effect it would greatly lac-aeo the safety of ocean travel n mlcnt nave lessened the loss in b accident, though he doubts If any r however competent, would have e n able to save anvthinc like all l passengers. ie view Is that regulations should enforced requiring all vessels at sea o stop In a fog. This regulation would r difficult of enforcement It is shown h the Empress of Ireland had stop- and was rammed by the Xorwe- colller regardless cither of that or of warnings. The view of Super- ng Inspector General George Uhlcr s 'hat vessels should be compelled to 1 o in fogs, but he is aware that the T d mania of passengers and their and to reach port in quick time is in way oi tne adoption or such a re ement La Toilette Bill Held Up. ery time there is a calamit at sea, heavy loss of life, the demand for ter regulations Is felt in Congress. the influence of shipping interests otent They are continually fighting ,a.'nst stringent requirements Not o was there strong opposition in the don conference to strict regulations, the shipping interests hate fought t against the La Kollmte seamen's t r b his bill is intended lo enhance safety If 'ar as American vessels are concern- It and would nave some tendency to t so as to foreign ships. The bill has sed the Senate, but Is hung up in It House in a subcommittee of the i s Merchant Marine Committee. It jubtful if it will be allowed to paps t s session, and If It goes over this t gton to the short session, it may be I ten In this Congress. The American 1 erat(0n of Labor is fighting for n. the feeling caused by the tSmnrcss reland s loss will tend to strengthen movement for the bill At bst. eer, it has a hard road ahead. Sen-T-a Folltte keeps hammering away . 'he men and interests that are block- 0 Uie b.ll but the Democratic leaders he House hae not included It in the of bills which must be given the of way before adjournment r ight Fire on 23d Floor Of Unfinished Building 1KTON May 3 fire on the twen- - 'hlrj floor of the ne cuttom boose cr in McKinIe squar over 400 feet he air early today gave the firemen Trirh difficult v that the authorities to demand pre"ntatie measures taKen by the contractors, to prevent repetition 1 ire was th- second within a week tne twenty-third lloor. the firemen g compelled to lido up eighteen oris by elevator and then walk hvo rr carving extinguishers and hose es rie cause of the fire, in each case, ts hot coals blown from .-.n iron work e forge by the eighty-mile r-nies tiiat ' 1 around the top it the new tower. Commencement Opens At Holy Cross Academy "omroenccment exercises for Holy oss cademy, Dumbarton. D. C, will gin tonight with Madonna evening, ten Mgr Thomas S Le will preach e sermon The graduation cxerclseu 1 be he,l the afternoon of June 12, e principal address bslng given bv Edward A Pace. Held da will bo held tomorrow, while f 'sday a recital by the class in dra Atif art will be given. The Rev. ecrge A Dougherty will preach the irx-alauroato sermon on rfundUy. June hile Father John A. Zahm will give. n address at the cla3 night exercisca, Juno 10. Capital's Most Envied Boy Associate of Ball Players Johnny Leach Is the Lad Who Does Thousand and One Er rands as General Utility Man for Nationals. Knows Every Man in League,! Sees All the Games, and Has Been Friends of the Bunch for Last Two Years. By BRYAN MORSE. Who is th most emicd boy in Wash ington? "Which lad among the thousands, of youngsters in the public eye is envied most among the "Washington boys? About 5:3') o'clock on Tuesday after noon Col. "William M. Tater. of the Washington High School Cadet Rgi ment, will, at the instance of the army judges of tho annual competitive drill, order the regimental adjutant to bring a certain company up for honora. This company will be the winner of the drill and the members of the com pany will receive red badgco. The captain will have the Allison-Nailor diamond-studded medal pinned en his breast and thousands of high school boys will envy the proud youth ho has won the drill. And yet this captain will not be the most envied boy Jn Washington. Thousands of boys have come to look on Fred Reed, prize Boy Scout of the District as a fellow to bo really envied. Reed holds the world's record for light ing a fire without matches. The lad created a blaze by friction of wood inj true Boy Scout manner In the remark- f able time of 31 seconds. i He had the honor of receiving the ' message from President "Wilson last summer when the relay race was start ed from here to Chicago, which termin ated when the President's message was banded to Mayor Carter Harrison. Reed also has other honors and is envied by all of the boy scouts. And yet . Many Hold Honors. Boys who follow swimming as a pas time, or, more seriously, have come, to look upon Harry McCoy Jones and Fred Cherry as about the best in their line. Both Jones and Cherry have proved themselves adept at winning titles. Cherry is the champion Junior swimmer of the District, while Jones succeeded last year in taking the South Atlantic championship in the mile from many older competitors. Both boys have made records to be proud of. They have proved by con sistent effort that they are entitled to oe placed at tne front rank of the athletic performers representing the city .although they are- only mere boys. And yet they are not the most envied by a whole lot. When Elmer Hardcll, of Technical High School, along with R. H. Shee han. of the same school, went the auar- ter-mlle dash and half mile in the re-i cent high school championship field and track games, in better time than any of the athletes that had previous ly tried for the record, they were much talked of and lauded. Many boys would have given almost anything to have been applauded as a high school champion. Harden and bheehan have done un- JOHN LEACH. Yet these fortunate youths are not the most envied. Hundreds of graded school boys have taken part in the playground meets for the city championship during the week and the title holders are well known. And yet none of these record holders are envied, save by a few who hope and mean to duplicate their performances next year, or the season after. Any number of boys could be named for general excellence in studies, sports, or other activities, well known to prac tically all the boys in the city, and yet there is one lad who would not swap his Job with any other boy in the country. He is the envied boy of Wash ington. Most Envied Boy. Johnny Leach, of 415 K street north west, is Washington's most envied boy. He Is "general utility" man of the Washington baseball club, runnner of errands, drier of baseba 1 shirts, keep er of valuables, associate of notables, first aide and assistant to Mike Martin, safe and sane trainer of the Nationals. "Wally smith, lately acauired from At- usuall well. Sheehan aspeclally, as lanta. is down on the pay rolls of C ark to have broken a record standing fori He has nothing on Johnny Leach. In several jears is no small accomplish-1 the course of a day the number of ment. And yet neither is the most en- assists, pickups. (Ins and) outs. hits, vied boy in Washington. I free trips and earned runs made by In less than three weeks the gradu- j the youngster would stagger the best stlons of the various nigh schools will efforts of anv official scorer, present the winners of scholarships to Durlnc the hot days when Boss Grif college. Long and faithful study over filth calls his clan together for a morn books has gained distinction and honor. , Ing practice, Johnny is right on the By patient effort, something like thirty i 1ob. When the sun Is climbing sky boys will have gained four-year courses I ward almost as rapidly as one of at many of the leading colleges of the CapL George McBride's famous pop country. It is only natural and some- j flies and the youngsters and veterans what logical that these boys will be I are toilincr and moiling In the heat. It forgotten until future years, although Is then that Leach Is in his element, their efforts are not to be taken lightly. Griffith's clan gets to the ball park at 10 o'clock on the days when morning practice Is ordered. Two hours of gruel ing work find all of the players ready for lunch. It Is well-nigh impossible to get into street clothes, go over town for a .meal, return and get Into baseball togs again In time for batting practice for the afternoon contest. In the interim between practice and the game Johnny Leach Is he friend of the players. Danny Moeller. Clyde Milan, Walter Johnson, Joe Engel, Joe Boehling. and Alva Williams head the bunch fcto the dressing room, hot, tired, and ready for a rest Orders Come In Bunches. "Hey. Johnny," yells Milan, "go down and get me a ham sandwich and a cou pie of Ice. cream cones." Make it two more of each, jays Johnson. "Grab off three more and two cones, says Joe Boehling "Get two lemon sodas," chimes In Chick" Gandil. In a minute Johnny Leach has more order? than a waitress at a summer boarding house. Right here Is where he shines. Dashing off to the corner, he Is back In a minute, and off again for an' other load for the hungry athletes. Of course, none of the baseball Play ers eats a great deal before a game, and less than usual on a hot day. Vanilla ice cream does more to quench the thirst than anything else, and Johnny Leach estimates that he has carried as many as a hundred cones a day. After th's. Leach puts out the shirts to dry In the sun. helps Mike Martin arrange things for the comfort and con venience of the athletes, hustles out bats, cleans mud out of baseball cleats. t-i T 1 ? ? T T T T f T T T 1 T T T T T T T T T T T T "1 i" ".".-."A"."."."."."!"." "."." -I"I iilli ! Beautiful Livingstone Heights (Adjoining Washington Country Club) THE IDEAL LOCATION FOR A SUBURBAN HOME Something New Country and Club Life City Improvements A LL the comforts of a beautiful country home with all of the conveniences of the city are embraced in these attractive homes. Located on an eleva tion of 500 feet, the highest point within 25 miles of. the District of r Columbia and 100 feet higher than any point in the Nation's Capital, th at once J -r nrnviHp 'i rnnl anH hfHhfnl c.ttnatinn Thp pyrllpnt rar sprvir hnno-c vnii ("mm X . J'll.JUW LA. .WV. CwJ ""K-l-"' .w.w... - ..w..w.. .... w-. ..ww ....0 JUU I1U1I1 .the U. S. Treasury to LIVINGS I OiNb HfclUHIS in just 25 minutes. T T T T T ? T T I ? T i T ? T T T f f X T f i I T X ? f I T T INSPECT THESE CHARMING HOMES $5,000 and Up Small Cash Payment Balance Monthly These homes contain eight large rooms, bath, attic, hot-water heat, concrete cellar under entire house, sleeping porches, and garage with each. Lots from too feet frontage up. Good automobile roads, splendid car service, granolithic side walks, sewer, electricity, water, telephone, and store delivery. Bungalows Under Construction from $4,000 Up Many Homes CompleJed Others Under Construction Ride Out and See For Yourself Our representative, William R. Mabrey, will be on the grounds every day ? and will be glad to show you these beautiful homes. Take Capital Traction cars ? and transfer at 36th and M streets to Great Falls cars, or X ' Phone Main 8424 For Our Automobile Service. surrjlns here and there as he is bidden For two jcars Leach has been club house bov for the Washington Baseball Club. During tliut time he has earned the reputation of being a "Rood kid,' which In the parlance of ball players, or Aiiy othei lot for that matter. Is as much as could be said. Knows Every Player. He Is seventeen years old, and form erly attended the Henry School. Modest, unassuming and polite he guards the interests of the players as he would hla life. He can tell a ball player the mo ment he sees one. knows personally ull of the ball players In the league, and all about them. Knows the habits and superstitions of all of the Washington ball players, and follows to the letter everything he Is told to do. Envied? There Isn't a boy In Wash ington that would not Jump at tho chance of one-tenth the association with the greatest players In the world that Is enjoyed by the youngster. "Say' who Is that guy In the club house door? He ain't a ball player?" asked a youngster selling The Times. "His name is Leach," he was told. "Pretty soft, ain't It," he said, his voice trailing off, and hla thoughts evi dently beginning the runge of possibili ties of such a position with the truly great of the profession. ACID PLANT BURNS; LOSS'ABOUT $20,000 ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 31. The acid plant of the Alexandria Fertilizer anu Chemical Company, on the river front, was partially destroyed by fire last night, 'l lie bunding Is of brick and Iron construction, more than SOU tuet in length and three stories high. Fire men kept the flames awav from the tanks containinc the acid. A brick fire wall, separating the acid plant frpm the storage plant, was largely respon sible for the saving of the building. The plant is situated near the clty gas works and the tanks of the Stand ard OH Company. No estimate of the loss has yet been made by officials of the company, but it will reach at least J20,CO0, covered by Insurance. The executive committee having in charce the collection of the S5O.00O fund for the Alexandria Hospital has decided to continue their work anotner weeK. The fund now totals $38,352.03. Among the contributors yesterday was EU Sheets, of Washington, who gave $100: F. S. Harper. Inc., $50; William Barnetl. IS: Frank Warfleld. $3); C. R. Yates, 10. c 3 Tavlnr Hnrlc wa elected vice president of group three, of the Vir ginia Bankers' Association, which met at Manassas yesterday. Children's day services were, held today by the Sunday school of the Second Presbyterian Church, In the Westminster building. The offering was for mission work In China. Anacostia, Rockville I follows: J. Wilson Townsend. Lewis IMcrriam. Mrs. Harry C. Armstrong. The auestlon of establishing swimming! Mrs. W. W. Bishop, and Mrs. George ANACOSTIA. pools in the proposed reclaimed area of- the Anacostla, flats Is acuta being given consideration, because of the retent re port of the committee which Investi gated the conditions and entcavor.yl K show the ne-esslty of such nubile bath ing places In this section. The matter will be referred to the authorities, -with the request that they so modify their plans cs to permit or tnese poois ueir.s provided for. Band concerts at the Government Hos pital for the Insine will be l?'Jn this week. They will be hold twice ach week on the grounds at different iolnts. Jcreph G. Cladwell will bo In charge. W. Ashworth. Since the Installation of the three water towers In this section at Con cress Heights. Good Hope, and Randle Highlands the auppiy of water to thctc suburbs has been materially improved. The towers are high and gravity tx-r-mits a goad force to the home?. The tanks are kept supplied with water from ; pumping station located .n An?cO!"tla. Citizens of Sultland are much Jnier eMed in the proposition to ere:t a towii hall In their suburb. A committer Is e licttlng funds for the strttsttire. Tho hall will be erected before next wut tci. according to prexent plans. The school playgrounds in this sec tic n. when they open for tho preaont season, will find a large luantity of additional apparatus Installed there n because of the activities of the. school irildren during the past few weeks in mining funds. Charles O'Connor and Miss Lillian C Mills, both of Herndon, Va.. were mar-.' r1e4 In T?Artrv!ltA vitt.nt.v ! Mrs. Paul Jefferson, of Friendship Height, who yesterday resigned a cler ical position she had held in RockvMle for several years, was given a surprise party by a number of friends yesterday Montrose .Park to Open With Concert Wednesday With an Interesting "b?Ed concert and other exercises. Montrose Park, in Georgetown, will be forraall) opened Wedncsdav aftcrnooTi. The conrcrt will be held throughout- the afternoon and evening. The committee of one hundred I women, who Have contributed their ef forts and money to the completion of the new home for the Mind, totaled, opposite Montrose Park, will co-operate in celebrating the opening of the res ervation. They will keep he new home open and have arranged for an enter tainment during the afternoon ard eve-1 ning. The home and otouiius win d Illuminated, and refreshments will be ; served to visitors, and 'rlpnds of the in stitution. The president and board of managers of tho heme will attend the exercised. You'll Save Money aad Keep Yoar Chick Healthy If Yon Use Mann's Chick Feed $2.35 per 100 pounds, or 3c a pound. Pratt's and Conkey's Gape Cure, 25c and 50c a pkg. Will Mall PuatpaM oa Itrcrlpt of Price. Pratt's and Conkey's Lice Powders, 25c a package. Poultry ftemertle of All Kinds. A Full Line of CardrD Tools. Mann's Seed Store 207 7th St. N. W. Opiroslle Crater Market. EDUCATIONAL Improving of Nichols avenue through Anacostia.'and nlso the approacn to tho l rfdg. will be startid shortly after July 1. It Is announced from the D!s- .trltt building. For the past aeven jears thf citizens' association ni ien en deavoring to secure this Improvement. The street railway power will U placed underground. Beginning tomorrow the nsvlsed schedule of tha Potomac Baseball League will be p'aceo. Into effec This will mean that the games at Congress Heights will bo discontinued. Three games each week, on Tuesday. Thurs day, ar.d Saturday evening, will b played on the Anacostla diamond, and on the other three days at the Govern ment Hospital ground. A gams will be played on the Anacostla diamond to morrow afternoon, however. Anacostia Lodge. Noa Zl. I". A. A- M.. v.fll meet tomorrow night to arrant fcr its supper to be held on Thursday l.lshL George V. Peyton, for the last sev en veArx ntine.rintendcnt of the South ern railway In this city, was present-! ed with an automobile at a banquet! last night, given by the employes of the company. W. S. Connelly acted as ! lU43llUa3lGt ailU .li cu.uM.fua. .. presented to Mr. Peyton by Engineer Charles A. Cherot. Mr. Peyton will leave tomorrow for his new position as superintendent of the Columbia division with head quarters at Columbia, S. C. Funeral services for William Ran dolph Spittle, a Confederate veteran, took place this afternoon from Wheatley's chapel Interment was In Bethel Cemetery. The Revs. W. F. Wat son. D. D., and John L. Allison, D. D.. conducted the services. ROCKVILLE. Misr Mildred Esther Allison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horatio C. Allison, of Bethesda. and Hugh Granville Myers, of Park Lane, Va.. were married by the Rev. Samuel R. White, of the Baptist Church. They will make their residence at Colonial Heights. Va. Floods Again Menace Many Towns in Texas U-VCO. Tex.. May CI. The Hood "situa tion here and throughout the central portion of tho State continue grave. Hundreds of persons arc working night and day to save the Brazos river levees. Eest Waco his been nearly depopulated. At Whitney, fifty mllea north of here, the river Is reported at a higher stage than at any time in history. Thou sands cf people are docking out of tho lowland. Officials-are preparing for a repetition of last winter's conditions. A. E. Hovell. Government observer, declared today he expects the river to break out of Its embankment almost at any time. ftaPHARMO Alfonso Gomez Varone, twenty-one. of Baltimore, and Miss Helen Lindner, twenty, of Washington, were married yesterday by the Rev. Thomas H. Haughton-Burke. rector of Christ Epis copal Church. Memorial Day was observed with ex ercises at Rockville Cemetery. The ad dress was delivered by the Rev. Forrest J. Prettyman, of Washington. The George B. Mullen Company, of Washington, was the lowest bidder for the contract to construct a pike from Kensington to Forest Glen, by way of Capitol View. The bid was $11,908.33. Mayor Edward W. Moore, of Ken sington, has appointed a park board as ScluWs Celebrated German liver Regulator Ts nature's remedy for Consttpa Ftlon, Indigestion. Sick Headaches. Melancholy. Heartburn. Jaundice, IChllls. and Fever, and all Bilious (Diseases. It Imparts to the complexion i the freshness and brilliancy which belongs to youth. It ts NOT a violent purgative mixture. i which does not cure and gives only temporary relief but acta gently on the liver and Is gur nnteed to care. If taken for months, nothing but good cornea from its use. Buy a Bottle oday! 1301 TO-IW The Berlitz School of Languages m lth it.K. W. Ph. JIahl 337. All Xaosuazrs by Superior Natlr TcacaerC Prftat Isocs or Claucs. School or BtJldeac. SCHOOL OPEN ALL. SUUMER T HALL-NOYES SCHOOL Day and Xlsht. Do joa nd axcerc lnitroo tlon to pass exara. or. lirpro salary T Special cbsuea. prlat leaiona. Cataloging Phone Main CJ.TT. , 221 E St. X. W. WALTER T. HOLT,. School of Mandolin. Guitar anl Baalo. Established 1S3C . Weekly practice with the Xorlea Cluha. Telephone Connections.' Kenols Bids, Cor. nth and G its. n-w. De Guerin Mnate Study. School oX Xnalc. Ail branches of 1408 U at. Mala 0471. Mrs. Emily Freeh Barnes, ' SINGING .AND ELOCUTION. IS 11th ST. N. E. Use. 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We have often seen the same skirts ad vertised as a $2.50 and $3.00 kind for $1.98. But to show you what we can do on Upper Seventh street in the way of bargains, we offer same at the exceptionally low price of 99c This lot of skirts will be put on sale WEDNESDAY MORNING at 9:30, to give an an couai cnance. J luSTiSiii Special Piano Bargains $50 cash wil. buy a flne urright piano. One uptight in good con dition only J73, sold en hoae c-asy terms, $1.00 weakly payments. Other fine pianos $125. $150. $175. and $300. can be bought on terms to suit purchaser. No interest charged, year's tuning, stool, and cover given with each piano. See the 88-note player we are offering for $300 on terms of $7.00 per month, including bench, scarf, and 25 rolls of music, which same can be selected from our library of over 1.500 choice, up-to-date rolls. We invite piano-player buyers to see us before going elsewhere. Columbia Grafonolas and records. Established 32 Tears. HELBIG BROS. 1742 7th St. X. W. 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Consultation and book of Informa tion free. N. B. June and July are the months for especially low fees. Call or write. r-'H-n-t-r 1 1 ; 1 1.;-. ,w