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The Washington herald., 1907-02-21
DIVIDING THE REWARD.
BY HENRY STROULE.

ing to the ground. In general appearance
he was the double Of her first visitor
though he lacked the frankness, express
sion. and genial lines about the eyes.
His action reminded her OF her captive
and she turned. To her surprise he had
whipped out revolver and had the other
covered
"Will you oblige me by feeling in my
coat and taking OUT a pair of handouts
you will find there he asked.
Bertha drew out the glistening brace
lets and snapped them about the new
Corners wrists Then the other man came
forward and with the heavy leather belt
me wore about his waist he fastened his
victims feet;
This Is Butte Bill" ne explained. as
he dragged his captive TO a chair.
There are probably two others Of the
gang waiting outside. You stand over
him and shoot him if he attempts to get
away. III see Il I can round up the
others"
Depriving the bandit of HIS weapons.
the stranger slipped out Presently there
was a sound Of firing, then a silence. The
girl and the man IN the bank stirred un-
easily. Bill was anxious as 10 the fat,
of his acCOmplices. and Bertha felt an
~
fare OF the stranger.
The minutes that sped By seemed like
hours, until, with "a whoop, crowd burst
into the bank and relieved her of her
guard duty. The stranger was in the
van, "a bloody handkerchief wrapped
about his left hand and a thin stream OF
blood trickling down the side OF his face.
I'm not hurt" he said. with d laugh
as he saw her look Of dismay Just a
scratch on the head and a ball through
the palm"
The sheriff can take care OF these
men, she said. Come home with me
and let me fix you up"
Rapidly she closed the vaults and led
him down the street TO the little home
where her first aid 10 the injured had
more than once gained her the title OF
1.-THE Little Doctor"
over the bandaging he told her that he
WAS d railroad detective looking for some
car thieves and that one Of the Butte
band had mistaken him for the leader
and had uncovered the bank plot 10 him
He had seen a chance to earn the reward
and 50 he had sought an excuse for lin
gering around the bank until the desper.
ado had put in an appearance.
Il did not want 10 alarm YOU" he ex-
planned, 80 7 said nothing. though if
/ had had my hands in the air much long.
er ] should have had to speak in self-de-
/ Tense
And ! thought ] was earning the re-
ward, she laughed.
You did" he insisted
Not at all, she contradicted
Then half he pleaded.
She shook her head. and il was six
weeks later before Greg Ha!lett's hand
| healed and they effected a compromise
Then they used the reward for the honey
moon.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-21

soon made direct answer 10 the questions
asked for the benefit OF the board by
DR.. Chancellor. In reply to one question,
he said that the only one Of his subOTdi-
mates who was wont TO argue and bubble
over his orders was Supervising Principal
CaTdOZO.
DIT. ChanCellOrs report was. on motion.
received and placed on file for future con-
sideration and action by the board.
Il was decided TO have semi-monthly
meetings hereafter. TO be held on the sec
ond and fourth Wednesdays at o'clock.
Much routine business was transacted.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-21
CHANCELLOR STIRS
THE SCHOOL BOARD
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.

eHntendent should furnish the board with
specific instance 50 that action could be
taken. The superintendent reiterated the
statement in his report and said that
his assistant. Dr. Montgomery, having
charge OF the colored schools, was IN
willing 10 put complaints IN WTiting-in
fact that he was afraid a superin-
tendent called on me-" said DT. Chan
celloT, and said there were conditions ne
didn't dare report"
Capt. Oyster became emphatic at this
point and said IL was the duty OF the
assistant superintendent and principals 20
report such things TO the board and Jnat
II they didn't the board should go after
their scalps. Discipline must he main
tanned" he said. we should show a
little courage now. move that DR..
Chancellor ask him 10 make all COM
plants in writing. and If he fails 10 do
so, We ask for his resignation"
Confines Charge 10 CardOzO.
DR.. Cook thought that ne should be
summoned before the board. The others
superintendent was virtually under
charges. and he thought that in fairness,
he is entitled to be heard
Capt. Oyster said he had gone a little
strong; that he did not mean to prefer
charges against DR.. Montgomery, but
asked that he be summoned before the
board. DR., Chancellor thought that Dr.
Montgomery should have some warming
that he would see him and have a talk
with him.
Prof. Everman. Mr.. Cox. Mrs. Mussey.
and Admiral Baird contributed their
share IN the discussion when ADMIRAL
Baird sent for Dr. Montgomery. Upon
his appearance Admiral Baird asked why
ne had not put complaints in writing
and several others fired questions at him.
For moment he was at a loss, evidently
confused by his sudden summons, but
The Washington herald., 1907-02-21
Philip J. smith Wants Divorce.

Philip J. Smith yesterday began suit
against his wife. Mary A. Smith. for abso-
lutte divorce. Smith alleges that his wife
treated him with extreme cruelty and had
driven him from the house and had
threatened TO take his life. Attorneys I'm
brose and Stutler appear for the plaintiff
The Washington herald., 1907-02-21

Aprons are so important part Of the
small girls wardrobe that mothers are
always glad OF suggestions for their
making. Here is sketched one consist
ing of a yoke band, shoulder straps or tie
strings and skirt portion The making is
simple and yet the result is pretty. The
choice is given of shoulder straps and
frills or the simple tie strings which look
so jaunty upon small wearers Any of
the apron materials are suitable, cross
barred muslin dinlity or ,e%n being at
tractive For the medium size ~ yards
of S6-inch material are needed.
a pattern Of this apron-sizes two to
eight years-may be obtained by inclosing
10 cents In stamps and addressing Pattern
Department, the Washington Herald. 73i
Fifteenth street northwest. and giving
number (-325j and size wanted.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-21

that are greatly sought after blythe col
lectors of American art. Judge Hemphill
owned pottery celebrated ia Jackson's
time, and the ''Hemphin" ware, with its
l4O different designs and standard pat
terms, is of great value. Portraits OF
Presidents and great statesmen on old
pieces of pottery prove that the art was
not sleeping In the early nineteenth
century.
Still older pottery in the American mu-
seums Of to-day are the relics Of the pre-
historic people known as Mound Build
ers. They show that great patience and
the erudest of materials were employed
IN their manufacture. The value of these
rough pots, jars, vases. toys, and water
bottles lies not so much in their novelty
as in their value as historic documents.
From the rough designs the animals OF
the times have often been learned: from
the impress Of cloth on the sides OF some
of the vases it is known that a rough
weaving was practiced. on other quaint
designs are found similar figures used by
the Greeks and Egyptians. but the con-
uection between the races cannot be
determined.
a Philadelphia firm as the first to
manufacture the ornamental tile. The
idea came through an employe. and Ike
many other inventions was half an acct
dent. This firm made a speciality Of
Octagonal cuspidors, and a worker cut
one in two and suggested it's utility as
a wall decoration. The idea was intro
dUced with so much success that their
manufacture proved a most lucrative
proposition. The first tiles for flooring
We made Ia this country at Bennington.
VT, IN 1853. Roofing tiles were used in
the early days of the colonies, but were
imported principally from Holland and
England, because they made excellent
ballast for tobacco ships returning from
those countries. Terra Gotta first estab-
lished itself as q permanent factor in
American architecture in 1870
Tomorrow stories of George
Washington"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-21
Gallery to BE Open Evenings.

G. Powell MinnigeTode, assistant direc-
tor of the Corcoran Gallery Of Art. said
yesterday that the management had de-
cided to open the building during the
exhibition OF contemporary oil paintings
IN the following evenings in addition 10
The regular days. February y and y. and
March l. .. and 8 On these days the
doors will be thrown open from S TO
10 d m
The Washington herald., 1907-02-21
GROWTH OF THE POTTERY
INDUSTRY IN AMERICA
BY FREDERIC j. HASKIN
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

business until they learned the chief diff
ferences in the material of this country
and the Old World Climate and smoke
have also been factors i'm the degradation
of pottery at times, as was shown In the
case Of the Chelsea pottery, which had to
leave that place to avoid dampness an6
coal smoke. II was moved to Dedham
and the name OF the ware changed with
the location.
About the time OF the civil war pot
terry was run at Bath. S. G., by negroes
The slaves did most Of the work a idle
times. and were allowed 10 divert them
selves by making designs of their own.
As a result the museums and private col
lections have been enriched by some very
novel monkey jugs" These water bot
ties resemble some OF the prehistoric
pottery and bear every trace of inherited
savage ideas OF art.
The American museums are filed with
many queer and interesting pieces Of
quaint ware and china that the early
fathers made with what crude materials
and tools they first found. Some of these
are excellent bits OF work. There are ex-
emples Of "Parian" ware that resembles
the famous marble of that name in its
purity and smoothness. The famous Ben
nington Parian" has white figures on "a
blue pitted ground. Tortoise SHELF was
one Of the odd wares Of the early times
that is now found chiefly in museums
Sgraffiato," OF incised red ware, and
quaint slip" dishes inscribed with verses
or notices around the rim are treasures
The Washington herald., 1907-02-21

Jerome then took bunch Of checks
and showed number OF them to the wit
ness. She identified some of the indorse-
ments as being in her handwriting. and
some in her mothers. They were all
dated in various months in the year 1902
In that year she and her mother were
living. she said. at the Audubon Hotel
and the Hotel Wellington They were
quite by themselves.
Isn't it a fact that during that period
you were entitled to and did draw from
the Mercantile Trust Company S25 week
for every week you were not playing?'
Yes"
And over and above that. were you
The Washington herald., 1907-02-21

The famous Grueby ware Of America is
a semi-porcelain body. decorated in con-
ventional floral design suggestive of the
life and art of the ancient Egyptians, the
texture Of the enamel being as soft and
smooth as dressed kid. Most Of the
ornamentation is in relief. and it is all
made by hand by young women gradu-
ates of art and normal schools in Bos-
ton. They also reproduce the ''crackle'
ware. similar TO that famous in old
Korea The workmanship is OF IN ex
CeptiOnalIy high grade
The Washington herald., 1907-02-21

An important American development
that one hears little about is the grown
OF the pottery industry. To-day the fac
tories of the United States are producing
Rockingham ware quite as good as Eng
lands Wanted production, Belleek china
that compares with Ireland's egg-shell
treasures, Delft quite as good as the ia
nous product of Holland, and an excel
lent imitation ma1olica in such quantities
that it has caused the real product to
rather pail on the taste The two leading
pottery centers in the United States are
East Liverpool, Ohio, and Trenton, n. J.
II is said that no other business requires
so great an investment of capital. and
this is doubtless the reason why this
branch Of manufacture has not developed
as rapidly as others. even with excellent
material at hand. A few years ago the
products of the pOtteries were little
thought OF for structural work and build
ing, but now tiles and terra Gotta are i'm
portant items in each new residence and
business house. The different factories Of
the country now employ over 20,000 pot
tiers, $500 of whom are women. Ohio leads
in pottery. terra Gotta, and tire-clay prod
ucts. with New Jersey second and Penn
sylvania third. The annual value Of this
class of goods has now passed the $20,-
OOO.O 600 mark.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-21

All early potters had much trouble in
getting their work under way. Even when
they brought over competent and skilled
workmcn. they found difficulties in tbs
The Washington herald., 1907-02-21

a dozen different American pOtteries are
now doing most distinctive work in pot
terry and porcelain. The Dedham ware,
formerly known as Chelsea, is noted for
its grayish-white color. its soft shades.
and blue colored backgrounds. This COM
pany also reproduces the dragon blood"
Of China, and the "CTackle' ware OF ia
pan. IN contrast is the vivid coloring of
the Losanti ware. cleverly reproducing
Chinese and Oriental designs. made from
clays Of the Ohio Valley. The discoverer
of this process has also produced excellent
examples Of the celebrated Persian and
China ''grain-Of-riceL ware, by piercing
the paste and filling in the spaces with
glaze.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-21
AN APRON SUGGESTION.

lcoprdsht 1917. BY e. H. sutcHael
The Washington herald., 1907-02-21

And over and above that. were you
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed bids will be received at the
office of the City Engineer OF the
City Of Cairo, Illinois. until II o'clock
a. m. Oct. 2lst. 1907. for paving with
brick and otherwise improving Sec
ond street from the west line Of Ohio
street to the west line of Washing
ton avenue.
Plans and specifications may be
seen at the Office Of the said City
Engineer No. I'LL Commercial ave
nue
All bids must be sealed. marked as
such and accompanied by cash or 4
certified check 10 he amount of 20
per cent Of the amount Of such bid. as
an evidence Of good faith Of the bid
der
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
". b. THISTLEWOOD.
City Engineer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
9. c. Dancing Club.

The B. C. Dancing Club gave one Of
its enjoyable informal dances last
night at Ascalon Lodge Hall.
Those In attendance were: Misses
Magdalene vanderburgh. of Capt Cir.
ardeau. Mo, Miriam and Emma Carey.
Quindara Jones, Iona SwobOda, Ethel
Charles. Edna Lind. Alice Strong
Mary Huette, Edith Hill, Camilla Ha-
liday. Loretta Fitzgerald, Myrtle
Teichman. Frances Farrow, Messrs
Seldom Fisher. Horton Crehan, JOS
eph Wenger. Leo Kleb, Gilbert Casey
Harry Becker. Henry Steinel, VIII
Burke. John Rector John Ladd. Louis
Phillips. Herman Katz. Grin Rule,
Fred Halliday. Phil Fitzgerald, Glenn
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
CAIRO & TH[BES
IMPROVEMENTS
FOUNDATION FOR TWENTY
STALL ROUND HOUSE FINISH
ED-wATER MAINS LAID TO
SUPPLY 10000 GALLON TANK.

The foundations for the twenty-stail
round house Of the Cairo & Thebas
railroad has been finished, also that
for the turn table. The sand pits
also been built Superintendent Gan
non Of the Water Company is nov
having a six inch water main laid u
the ground to supply the premises
with water Il will take six hundred
feet of this main to reach the prem
ises from the nearest main now
there. The pipe to supply the yards
al verious points has already been
laid-Soo feet or more. II is purposed
to set up a tank near the round house
with a capacity Of 10000 gallons. from
which to supply the engines.
The round house Is bigger than all
the other round houses In Cairo com
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18

ituant nor dealt with legally as such.
/ The term truant officer in such cases
/ but as found IN the law becomes 4
missioner and misnames the law as TO
intended application. In the broader
duty OF his office, he is more often a
of duty is wide and fertile He must
see the parents and wage a campaign
against ignorance and Indifference on
their part. He should know the law
aid the rights OF the child, the state
and the parent He should be intel
lectual and informed, sympathetic
and tactful-a appealing more by the
power of right than might.
In several cities of fifteen to TWEEN
ty thousand population no attempt
has been made towards enforcement
and the plea offered in extenuation IS
| that the schools are alreay overcrowd-
ed This is very weak excuse.
School boards cannot afford to disre-
gard any school law particularly the
law involving so many far reaching
consequences affecting the general
welfare as well as individual happi-
ness. The law enforced may mean
enlarged school accommodations but
il viii help a greater number to bet
ter citizenship and a better life. Aud
that is what the schools stand for any
how.
One city school reports an arrange
ment with the city authorities where
by a regular policeman Is assigne |
to the schools for four hours a day to
act under the direction of the super
intendent as truant officer. In some
respects. this is considered good
plan as the police know much about
the children who cause truancy trou
bles and the children and their par
ents of the notstarted-to-school class.
The cost 10 the school by this plan
is but $4,000, annually, and is re-
ported as quite effective. Still, gener.
ally. police are oyerburdened with
duties and besides they are by habit
constrained to win by right and
might while school attendants need
be won by tactful head and heart APP
peals
The superintendent of a city school
in a large college center reports that
pretense is made to enforce this
law with the assistance OF a $4,000
per month officer, and that the results
are by no means satisfactory. That
there is al OF Of hardness, truancy
there is a lot Of hardness. truancy
rolled while the non enlisted list is
appalling. He thinks the law too lax,
still doubts the good In making a par
ent pay a fine to cause him to obey
a law intended for his child's every
welfare. Again. this serves to prove
that the attendance school law OFF
Ger must needs be a winner of par
cnts more than a driver OF lawbreak
ers.
TAYLOR {. CLENDENEN,
Superintendent City Schools. Cairo,
Illinois.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
TRUANT OFFICER
FOR CITY SCHOOLS
SHOULD BE WINNER OF PARENTS
MORE THAN DRIVER OF LAW
BREAKERS.
LAW is NOT ENFORCED
Says Prof. Clendenen, Because School
Authorities Are Net PenaiIzcd For
Failure--Other Defects
Pointed Out.

The general idea prevails that the
school attendance law Ct 81 as
amended 1903, and finally amended
1907 is generally enforced The con
trary is true. It is generally ignored
in the rural schools. The farmers
girls attend about all the time there
Is school. The rural boys start in af-
ter corn gathering time, about De-
cember LIST on an average, and quit
when oats planting time comes round,
thus losing both ends of the school
term with one OF the ends attached to
a big slice of the middle. The school
attendance law was intended for the
rural schools as well as the towns
and cities. But no law is stronger
than the citizen sentiment back Of 1t
of the short FIVE months winter
term. Here is field for the educa-
tional side of the farmers county in
stitutes.
There are a number Of towns and
cities making an honest attempt to
enforce the law but many villages
ignore it entirely, while not a few
OF the five to twenty thousand popu-
lation cities have made little or no
effort towards the laws enforcement.
The law is weak in that school an
thorities are not penalized for negli.
gence in its enforcement.
The truant officer makes or I'M
makes the right sort OF sentiment in
schools making an honest effort at en-
forcement One city of more than
twenty thousand population expends
but $1,000 annually for salary of
truant officer. Il is admitted by its
superintendent that the enforcement
is unsatisfactory And why not?
Where little Is expended little may
be expected. Still. in this school the
attendance has been increased in the
grammar grades. especially. Another
school almost as large as the one
just cited tries to enforce the law at
an expense, Of $500 per month AMI
with results very satisfactory. Effi-
cheney in truant officers as in teach
ers always begets pleasing results.
Our city school board employs a
woman truant officer at $500 per
month. She is secretary. also, of the
local board Of associated charities
and thereby receives sufficient addi
tional pas to retain her in the posi-
ton for several years past. The re-
suits are reported as materially bet
tering the attendance over what il has
been. Another superintendent reports
that during the past school year there
we're but 40 cases of truancy in
school of some 250e children enrolled.
This leads to the reflection that this
school attendance law is in no sense
truant law. The truancy feature IS
a mere incident. The real thing con
templated in the framing and passaga
0 fthc Law was the lettering Of the
annual enrolment and an Increase
average peariy attendance upon this
enrolment Of the children Of the
state between the ages 4 seven AMI
sixteen years Children that DO not
start to school can not be termei
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
CUNARDERS CARRY
MAILS TO EUROPE

Washington. Oct. i7.-By reason OF
their speed the new Curnarders. Lusi-
tania and Mauretania. will receive
from the United States government
from 81 600 to $4,000 every time they
leave New York for carrying frat
class mail destined to Europe.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
WANT REINSTATEMENT
Former Western Union Employees
Make ACCOMPLISHMENTS, S.
c. Force Would CO Back.

New York. Oct l7.-striking tele-
graph operators TO the number Of 2s
sfplied for reinstatement in the West
frn division CT the Western Union
Telegraph company today. according
70 an Official Of that company. All
II the force At celrmbus. S. c. asked
a. be restored to their former posi-
lions
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
MAKE EFFORT TO
KEEP RELAY HERE
COMMERCIAL CLUB SEEKS TO
KEEP MOBILE s. OHIO TRAIN
CREWS HERE.
RUMORS OF A CHANGE
OF Relay TO Jackson, Tenn, Causes
Activity on Part Of Mayor Par
sons and Commercial
Club.

A meeting Of the board Of directors
tcf the Commercial Club will be held
! tonight TO consider the matter Of re.
questing the Mobile & Ohio railroad
company not to change the relay OF
the Cairo-Okalona division from Cairo
to another point.
1t will be remembered that reports
were published recently to the effect
that the headquarters of the TRAN
crews would be changed from Cairo to
Jackson. Tenn Another report was
to the effect that Corinth, Miss.
would be made the relay station.
Mayor George Parsons recently
wrote letter of remonstrance TO the
officials OF the road and the CONNER
cia Club has been using it influence
to keep the relay for Cairo.
A change of relay would mean the
removal of several conductors fam
lilies as well as others of the train
crews from this city which would be a
matter for great regret.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
BLEW HIS HEAD OFF.

York. Pa. Oct 17.-Jacob Dettin-
ger. aged 50 years. of this city, com
mitted suicide tonight in an unusual
manner. Placing a stick OF dynamite
in his mouth and holding it in his
right hand Dettinger exploded the
dynamite. blowing his head off.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
FAREWELL Affair.

Miss May Bell entertained with a
farewell party Wednesday evening II
honor of Miss Jessie Harris who viii
leave in a few days for Los Angeles,
Cal. where she will reside.
Music, games and refreshments
were pleasures of the evening. The
guests were: Misses Jessie Harris,
Hazel Neff, Eva Harris. Clara Heilig.
Ora Decker, Ada Bell, Grace Crippen,
Bertha Rude and Clara Threcko'd.
Messrs. Smith. viii Gillespie. Harry
McDougall, Everett Heilig, Earnest
Blanchard, George Martin. Joe Me
NuIty. Harry Walder and Charles
Harris.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-18
Loaded For Bear.

Conductor ], T. Lynch of the Cotton
Belt railroad reports thar Abe Gold
smith shot bear weighing $50
pounds FIVE miles northwest Of Brink
ley, Ark. a day or two ago He says
that the bruin was one which escaped
from President Roosevelt down in
louisiana.