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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-04
NEGRO KNEW HEBREW
AND GOT INTO TROUBLE
William GraysOn Fined for Threatening
the Levin Family, Who Ordered
Him Watched as a Thief.

Because Jacob Levin's relatives told
him in Hebrew to watch William Gray
son. a negro, who was in the store Fri
day night. Grayson is said to have
drawn a knife and said he understood
the Jewish language and would Kill
Levin If he cast any reflections upon his
character.
Becoming alarmed Levin telephoned
for the police Of the Fourth precinct
station and Grayson was arrested. Con-
victed on a charge of disorderly con-
duct by Judge O'Neal in the Police
Court, Gray son was sentenced TO pay a
fine OF s. or spend fifteen days in Jail
Levin was murderously assaulted in
his store. corner of Third Street and
Willow Tree Alley, March 10. and IN
court this morning he was almost bald
because Of the large scar.
Since the assault he and his relatives
Eave been careful about letting negroes
INTO the store.
GraysOn has worked for Jewish fami-
lies for nine years, and he knew what
the Levins were saying about him. He
says they called him a thief, and he
objected TO this. GraysOn says Police
man Cullinane. OF the Fourth precinct
station, beat him over the head a num-
Der Of times because he called the pO-
nCeman Mr.. Cakewalk"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-04
Winners in TIE Times Figure Contest

POOLE northwest Metrostye Plan
Sanders Stayman.)
SECOND-NRS ROBERT CAMPBELL, Is Ninth northeast
Solid Gold Watch; value, $50
THIRD-A F HOLT SOS Street Ring
FOURTH-FRANK WEBSTER Cumberland Large
(From the OF Hub Furniture Company
FIFTH-G NJ DONALDSON Street
$25 III merchandise GOdenbergs Department Store
REGAIN Atlantic
City Trip includes transportation and
SEvENTH-FRED ELLISON northwest
school,
chased from Callisher's Jewelry Store)
EGHTH-T QUARLES 1414 Chaplin
TENTHW. PALMER, northwest Fvedollar
Account in the Peoples Bank. $40 F Street.
ELEVENTH-W. H THOMPSON. O. NJ. Dept, U. NJ. c.,
Building The Evening
TwELFTH-MARY E. MosTYN HyatsviIe. An Easy
The
and the last four for the last correct solutions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-04
GIRLS BROKE INTO
HOUSE TO REVEL ?
Accused Now of Robbery by One They
Entertained, They Are
in Jail.

sOMERVILLE. y. J.. Sept. 5--Two
pretty young country girls-Lulu Far
rington and Eva Dougherty-are said
10 have had high old time in the home
OF John d. DOwney. jr., IN the absence
OF the family. and are now in Jail
charged with robbery.
A young man OF Bound Brook says he
attended party at the Downey resi-
dence given by the girls and woke up in
the house alone the next morning with
out $40 which he had when he went in.
sIrs. DOwncy returned home yester-
day and found her home in confusion
Two or three OF her best gowns were
missing. bureau drawers were lying on
the floor. and household goods Of con-
siderable value were gone.
She found that the dining table had
been set with the best linen. cut glass.
and silver. and there were indications
that several meals had been served in
her absence.
County Detective Totten found that
Miss Harrington and Miss Douyherty
had been seen near the house on sew
eral occasions and he arrested them.
Later he found a number OF the stolen
articles hidden in a small cave I'm the
mountains, near Mr.. Downey's home.
Justice Kitchin. before whom the
two girls were arraigned. committed
them to jail 10 await the action OF the
grand jury.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-04
FUNERAL SERVICES
OF C. A. LEANDER

Funeral services were held yesterday
afternoon at o'clock over tn, remains
Of c. A. Leander at his late residence.
2l20 G Street northwest. The interment
was in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Mr.. Leander. who was a craftsman In
the Ordnance Department at the Navy
Yard. died Thursday. after an illness OF
four weeks. with typhoid fever His
brother and sister. who live in another
city. were present at the funeral.
The pallbearers were: s. G. Cross, ].
II Mittendorff. II. S. Haskell ]. A. Mar
TN and A. c. Harmon. all fellow workers
of Mr. Leander, and A Z. Johnson OF
the Ordnance Department of the Army.
The craftsmen at the Navy Yard sent
two handsome floral tributes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-04
Great Range of Results.

Answers to the puzzle ranged I'll the
way from As up into the quad sillions.
just how some of the conclusions were
reached is an unsOived mystery which
Will be stored away with other curios
that have come TO The Times in pre-
vious contests.
Now that the figure contest Is finish I'd.
full sweep Is accorded the election con-
test, with it's big cash prizes amounting
20 - 500 The great feature Of this
contest is that no matter when answers
are received the same chance IS open 10
win. and In this respect the contest Of
fers advantages which do not exist In
contests which have = prefiXed result.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-04

All last week The Times puzzle editor
was kept busy answering telephone calls
from likely prize winners in the Add
EN- up" contest, and TO all inquiries the
reply was the same. Read the answer
I'm The Sunday Times"
The correct total Of the figures is
7.OO1. AS there were more than twelve
who guessed the exact sum. only the
first eight and the last four are awarded
prizes. in accordance with the printed
conditions
The winners Of the prizes are ap-
pended.
John Poole. when Informed yesterday
afternoon that ne had won the pianola
was greatly pleased. and said the good
news came as a surprise to him. be-
cause he had merely entered the contest
for the amusement there was in It, with
out thinking he would be lucky enough
to win.
Mr.. Poole is treasurer Of the Bank
Clerks Association and note teller in
the Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany. As the news circulated through
the bank that Mr.. Poole had won out
everyone suspended work long enough
70 congratulate him upon his good for
tune Many goOd-natured remarks were
hurled at the fortunate young man by
his associates
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-04
HEALTH OFFICERSTUDIES
. USE OF COPPER SULPHATE
Making Thorough Investigation With a
View TO It's Application in the
District Reservoirs.

ITO decide whether It Is advisable TO
administer copper sulphate even In
small quantities, to 300 900 people in their
drinking water, IS such difficult tasl;
that II cannot be decided offhand.
MY report on the project will not be
made for several days AT least"
The above remark was made yester-
day by DR.. Woodward the District
Heal, u officer, 40 he sat before a desk
piled high with pamphlets. books anC
reports containing Information of the
qualities and merits of copper sulphate.
The Health officer held "a long con-
sultation with Or. George Moore. Of the
Agricultural Department, IN regard 10
the matter, as DR. Moore Is considered
an expert In the management Of copper
sulDhatc
There are go cases Of typhoid fever IN
the District. five new cases having beer
lepOrted TO the Health Officer yesterday.
IL DR.. Woodward finds that copper sui
phate Is useful In destroying typhoid
germs, as IS claimed. IL will probably be-
used m the reservoirs of the District
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-04
FIRE DEPART MENT HAD
BUSY MONTH OF JULY
Chief Belt Makes a Report on the Mat
ter to the District Commissioners.
Loss Six Thousand Dollars.

Fire Chief Belt. in his report of the
operations Of the Fire Department dur
ing the month of July past, submitted
to the District Commissioners, says
that during the period mentioned the
department responded to forty-twO
alarms, three of which were false.
twenty-seven of these alarms were bell,
and fifteen local, OK silent alarms.
The total estimated loss for the
month amounted to 81, lbs. a little over
1O1z per cent Of the total insurance or
the property. $4S, 100.
OF the thirty-nine fires that occurred
during the month. the chief says TWEEN
ty-fve were In brick buildings and
eleven in frame buildings. One was the
burning Of a manure pile. one of a tree,
and the other an automobile.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-04
MEXICAN TEACHERS
ORDERED TO PAY
Row Develops Over Porto
Ricans' Trip
DEMAND MADE FOR MONEY
Ordered to Paw Twenty five Dollars or
Remain N the Islands De-
spite Taft's Order.
DEMAND MADE FOR MONEY

Secretary Taft has Instituted an in
vesugation Of alleged injustice done
American teachers by the educational
department OF POI to Rico, when the
Government transports recently brought
Porto Rican teachers to this country.
The Secretary Of War gave orders
that few American women teaching in
the island. as well as native teachers,
were to be brought to the United States
TO investigate American educational
methods
Ordered Off Vessel.
Samuel c. Lindsay, the commissioner
Of education. attempted to levy an as
sessment of $25 each on the American
women for the passage, the money to be
diverted into the Porto Rican teachers
summer school fund.
This order provoked war. One Ameri-
can teacher was put of a transport at
san Juan. because she refused 20 pay
this money.
Hot Times Coming.
Another refused to leave the vessel.
and came 10 Boston, under threat OF
dismissal II she did not pay what she
regarded as an unjust assessment.
A third came under the promise that
she would pay in Boston, and now all
the women with a grievance have unit
ed in a protest which promises to give
Commissioner Lindsay an interesting
time.
Investigation shows that Mr. Lord,
the assistant commissioner Of education,
issued the obnoxious order, but Mr..
Lindsay Is held responsible for his sub
OF dinate's action.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-04
DON'T YOU REMEMBER
HOW HAPPY WE WERE?"

CLEVELAND, Sept. s.-steven Gran
ger faced Acting Judge Seller on the
charge Of neglecting his dying wife and
his children
His wife, sick with consumption. had
been brought TO court 10 accuse Kim
She leaned YEARLY back in the witness
chair as she told her story
Then turning toward her husband she
said: steven. don't you care for IL any
mOreE Don't you remember how happy
we used 70 Beg Won't you care for the
children
Granger hung his head I'm silence
Take him % TIE vorkhousc said die
Judge.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-04
LIFE INSURANCE POLICY
A FUND FOR BUILDING

CHICAGO. Sept. 3-When the $500. 900
life insurance policy for which Mrs.
Pauline Harriette Lyon has made APP
plication Is written. local banker will
advance 10000. with the policy as col
lateral, for building the new home of
the Woman's Athletic Club. OF which
Mrs. Lyon is secretary.
In addition 20 the 100000 to be oh
tained on the policy. IL is stated that a
mortgage also Is to be given on the
building. Two hundred thousand dollars
already has been pledged through the
efforts OF club members, bondholders.
and others.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-04
SECRETARY MORTON GOES
TO SEE RAILROAD MEN

Secretary Merton left Washington
yesterday afternoon on the Sylph for a
trip 20 Fort Monroe, and other points
down the Potomac. and on Hampton
Roads He was accompanied by Thorn
as Brown, of the Santa Fe Railway
and will meet several other friends IN
Virginia. with whom he was associated
while I'm the railroad business
The party Will return 70 Washington
Tuesday morning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-04
NEGRO OVERCOME BY HEAT.

Overcome by heat while walking
along Pennsylvania Avenue, between
Third and Fourth Streets southeast.
John Ware. a negro, siXty-nine years
old. was removed TO the Casualty Hos
pitu about $50 O'Clock last evening
Doctors at that institution administered
restoratives, and after resting for sew
eral hours he went TO his home. Il
Pierce Street northwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-04
Three Women Winners.

Three women are among the winners.
The most fortunate of these IS Mrs.
Robert Campbell. whose reward is a
gold watch. the second prize for the
first correct answers. The watch cost
Mrs. Campbell a 30 cents subscription.
A. +. Holt. winner of the seal ring
has been lucky before in Times con-
tests, having won 500 in one Of the
word contests last winter
Miss Doyle. Of 632 G Street northeast
is the winner Of the diamond ring. Of
fered as the first prize for the last cor
rect answer. While this Is not the
customary way for a young woman 20
acquire n ring. The Times trusts she
viii receive IL gladly and wear IL as q
memento of the fRnre contest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-04
No Such Tract.

He communicated with the State board
of assessors and the State forest COM
missiOners. They went 20 work on the
records and maps Of Somerset county.
After a long and careful search. they
found that II was just as Mr.. Newhali
said. that there was no such tract con-
sequently that Mr. Poll owned no land.
and had been paving taxes on nothing.
The odd part Of it is that while the Ban
gor merchant has been wrongfully pay
ing taxes on this land for "a number
of years. an act of the Legislature will
be required for him 70 get his money
back
The only explanation which anyone
Is able 10 give Is that in the settling of
the boundary line between the two
countries. this section OF land was
notched out Of Maine and given TO the
Province of Quebec
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-04
PAID THE TAXES,
BUT HAS No LAND
Rich Timber Tract Vanishes
From the Map
MAY HAVE GONE TO CANADA
Bangor Jeweler Minus the Purchase
Price and Assessments for
Nearly Twenty Years.

BANGOR. Me. Sept. "A trhct OF
500 acres of valuable timber land has
been lost out Of the northern portion of
this State.
While this statement may seem un-
reasonable. II is. nevertheless. abso-
lutely true. The incident of The loss
of this land IS one of the mysteries
which State officials have to deal with.
Some fifteen or twenty years ago Ber-
nard Poll. a wealthy jewelcr Of this
city, purchased Of the European and
North American Railway Corporation
tract of 500 acres OF timber land in
northern Somerset county. close to the
boundary line Of the Canadian prov
inces.
To those unacquainted with the wild
land business. IL may seem strange that
Mr.. Poll made the purchase without
visiting the property. but it is not.
Hundreds Of thousands of acres OF these
timber lands are sold in Maine each
year without the buyer or seller ever
having seen them.
Paid the Taxes.
From the time Of the purchase to the
present Mr. Poll has regularly paid the
State tax upon his 500 acres and has
figured their value among his assets
Recently. however. he received infor-
nation to the effect that Lawrence
Newhan. a Fairfield lumberman. was
cutting timber upon his lands
he communicated with Mr.. Newhall
who. by the way, owned the adjoining
tract. informing him of what he under
stood. Mr. Newhall said that the in
formation was wrong, that ne was cut
ting only on his own lands.
In order to satisfy himself that ne
was not trespass,ng, Newhall began an
investigation, ire result of which was
shat ne became convinced that no such
a lot of land as Mr.. Poll claimed ex-
listed. He communicated his informa-
ton 10 the Bangor man. Mr.. Poll
thought that this was strange. for he
knew he had paid out cash for the prop
erty and that he had the deed among
lis papers; also that for nearly a score
OF years he had been paying taxes or
the land
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-04

Evidence of the close APP
proach of autumn and close
following winter is notice
able about the store. Young
ladies and young men who
are preparing for the depar-
ture for college are keeping
us "on the jump" fitting
them with the necessary
footwear. Mothers who have
returned early from the sum-
mer Sojourn are getting the
young ones ready, and the
need of new footwear and
consequent demand has made
the children'S floor a busy
place for the past week.
AS in former seasons,
Rich'S college" footwear
will be the recognized stand
ard of fashion. The great
variety of styles will ap-
peal to the most faStidiouS
chooSer. Every sort of foot
wear for every occasion,
while at university, school,
or college.
Even this early the demand
has set in for footwear for Oc-
tober weddings Indeed. IT IS not
a bit too early - leave your or
der. especially II there is some
thing special to be made TO or
der. Depend upon US TO supply
the footwear for the entire
trOusseauN-eVery footwear need
from the beginning of the cere-
mony until the return from trip
out Of town.
Much OF the pleasure of a visit
to the St. Louis Exposition can
be married by not wearing the
right kind Of footwear. Neces-
sarily there Is much walking 10
be done, and there is need of
stout. perfect-titting footwear.
Here you find shoes made for
just such wear. as well as shoes
for mountain climbing and cOun-
try wear.
The Completeness of this
shoe establishment is evil
denced also by the complete
line of necessities" which
are shown here-p0liSheS-
both imported and domestic,
shoe trees of every meritori-
Gus make, laceS and all the
other little things which are
required to keep shoes new
looking and in good cOndi-
ton.
OF course, it is needless to
state that all the new fall and
winter styles are in, for you
expect it. And, my, what a
variety. ladies Shoes. s.
up. Mems Shoes, $3.50 up.
Again we call the atten-
ton of military officers to
the complete line OF tan and
black boots, shoes, and leg
gins shown here. including
the new English Pig>E,in Put
tie legginS.
Mail orders given prompt
attention.
B. Rich's Sons,
Ten-one F Street-Cor. 10th.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-20
RasehaIl Notes.

Ardmore won the second of a three
game series from Durant yesterday
Score 4 to 2. IA innings.
Guthrie and Enid played slow
game yesterday at Guthrie, Score IA
to 70 in favor of Guthrie.
The Paris team, that played tail
ender ball in the first of the season,
H. beginning to tax the strongest win
uers now In the game with Dallas
yesterday they took it out OF Dallas
for shutout. Score ] to 0 in favor
OF Paris McIver, the Ardmore shift
key, was the only one Of the Dallas
players to make a twobase hit
The Denton Athletic Club baseball
team will again begin playing this
week and games are being arranged
with Farmersville, the Dallas Eagles
and other fast teams.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-20
SPORTING Notes.

A lively interest Is being manifest
ed in driving al the Warrington park.
The track is in perfect condition and
many o. Ardmcre's lovers OF horse
flesh were out yesterday among
whom were Mr. and Mrs b H. Cor
lew. Mr.. and Mrs. Z, f. Guillott, Mr.
and Mrs. W. c. Baker, Mr.. and Mrs
O. r Gregory Miss Sallie Kimmons,
Mr. and Mrs. 5 j. Davis, Mr. and
Mrs j. NJ. like, Dr. and Mrs j NJ
Walden and Mr. ana Mrs. W. II. Teni
son.
Some fast horses we're present o
many interesting races were run. In
terost in fine horses in Ardmore is
getting more pronounced every day
Mr. Baker has ordered a fine hors
from Dallas and Mr. Gregory says be
is going to have the fastest horse in
town
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-20
BASEBALL
Durant cedes to Ardmore the indian
Territory Championship.


Durant. J. r.. July 19-Ardmyrc nas
the championship baseball team Of
Indian Territory This was decided
in thinning game here today with
Durant in the second of a three.game
series, with a score Of 4 20 ., Ardmore
having won two out of the three ser.
les this season 40 harder fought
battle has ever occurred on Indian
Territory sol. than here today aLd no
teams were more evenly matched.
Batteries Ardmore, Nichols and
Ragsdale, Duraut Westmor,iand and
Williams
\ series of games have been m itoh
ed between Ardmor. and Dura.t &,
occur in This month, and Duran. wiz
then endcayor TO regain tho lost laur
els. The last game Of the present
, series Will occur tomorrow
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-20

Yesterday morning in the United
States district court Mrs. l. MELON
aid filed suit against r. H. Musgraye
for judgment for the possession OF
the premises of lot 3, block 32l in
East Ardmorc, which belongs to Mrs.
Mcdonald and which she rented to
Musgrayos. under a contract that he
pay $40 per month rent for one year.
The lot contained hotel and
other improvements which Mr. Mus
graves should have possession Of for
that length Of time, besides the furni-
ture which the hotel contained.
The pitintin says the defendant has
not kept hfs part Of the contract for
there is new 800 due for rent and she
begs the court TO give her Judgment
for the possession of the premises
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-20

The Eagles will hold a regular meet
ing at their nall tonight and the full
membership is requested to be pres
ent as matters Of Importance will be
taken up. The Eagle band will be in
attendance and render good music.
Better be on hand.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-20
WANT COLUMN.

under this head will
be received st the rate OF rye (5)
cents per line, No advertisement
received for less than fifteen 80
cents. Special monthly rates fur
nished on application. The notice
may contain any matter OF Lost,
Found" For Rent" For Sale,
stolen" "Strayed." or any purpose
without display lines.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-20

Frank Still, the noted wild horse
rider, was here today en- route to his
home at Duncan from St. Louis where
ne has been at the Old st. Louis
Arena and Congress OF Rough Riders.
Mr. Still has given two very salts
factory exhibitions here before, and
has made a date with the Bailey park
people for July 2S and %.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-20
Pleased With Prospect.

II. b. Goodrich, Santa Fe oil inspec
tor, with headquarters at Galveston
was in the city yesterday inspecting
the gas well which the Santa Fe
has sunk near town. Mr. Goodrich
seemed very much pleased with the
prospect and no doubt steps will be
taken to make use Of the gas and to
drill deeper for OIL