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The Washington times., 1909-10-13

man, DislJrcy,y Gav1oo1tr r,Ctt- ~ =, -
T,esca15Tf TTrg11og' S~opD' 31g'ioIu,
patsceke '''7' ''iiieS' FaIAef and
adding IN &c 49, ,.,. - -
f,~..s 60, -.i''-0 10 'iiS over
gu Il u1oiloD4le Ag@hcH. A large build
ing IS now being erected adjoining the
present quarters Of the COMPANY. and
~ VIII nave an entrance on Y street.
+ / ne salesroons and Offices Will be To-
Gated In the new building. while the
rear portion VIII be used for garage pur-
poses
o-
The three-stOry brick automobile sales
room being erected by Charles b. Miller
& Bro. on Fourteenth street is nearing
completion and win be ready for 0ccu-
pancy next week. When fbefr br7lTff1e
The Washington times., 1909-10-13
GAME IS POSTPONED.

CHICAGO, Oct. 13-The game between
Guns and Sox for today has been post
pOned on account Of cold weather.
The Washington times., 1909-10-13
From Local Motorists
By HARRY WARD.

Chas. Z. Miller & Bro report the sale
OF Ford touring cars 10 W. 7. Shane
and DR.. Grant Barnard. Calvin A
Holland has purchased a Ford landau
The Washington times., 1909-10-13

Claude j.. Miller, OF the Charles z
Miller & Bro. Ford agents, viii e.
over 20 New York the latter part o.
the week ia order 70 size up the auto
mobile situation I'm The metropolis. IL
Will make the return trip lu an auto
mobile.
The Washington times., 1909-10-13

be hume
cuticle
witt
nouIishing
ang preserving piabIy
disease
produced
filled,
nc ziu o
blood
applications
blood S
trouble
Diseases medical advice o a Vho
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC co.. ATLANTA, Ga.
The Washington times., 1909-10-13

Wo Rainiers, a PaImer-Singer, a Fiat.
Marion and an American An arTaV
OF drivers VIII include Chevrolet. Bur
man DlsbrOt7, Seymour, Cobb, Milford
II.escaut, Eughes. James, Parker and
The Washington times., 1909-10-13

You have to hand fl TO that Western
High school crowd. They have a game
Ittle team Yesterday they played the
heavy Georgetown Props TO 90 stand
stH and, from all reports. exhibited bet
Ter knowledge Of the game An onside
kick was the best play used by the high
school eleven, this being good for me-
teen or more almost every time used.
Another little fact which illustrates tho
spirit al the Western school IS che gen
cral opinion which exists among the ath-
letes there about the proposition Of elm
mating Tech from the scholastic league
no matter how the athletic adviser IS
convinced and votes the players them
selves are strongly opposed to the
change.
The Washington times., 1909-10-13

Although several Marathon" stars
have entered the various high schools
it Is hardly probable the long distance
game viii Doe encouraged during the
coming season. Coach Foley, of Cen
uaI is opposed 90 the promotion of dis
lance runs over five miles and viii not
allow his proUeEes 20 enter iu events
of the kind.
The Washington times., 1909-10-13

With ten OF the fastest cars in the
country nominated for the 2l-hour
automobile race at she Brighton Beach
MOtordr0me, which starts Friday night.
ii is expected that 1900 miles will he
Travelled by the winner. I'm order 10
stimulate interest I'm the event a spe-
clal prize Of so has been offered FOR
the driver making the greatest mileage
I'm the concluding hour of the race The
entries include two TlOziers. two EulcI,g
The Washington times., 1909-10-13
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Football prospects at Eastern we're
boosted considerably recently when
Reds Murray OF last years team
passed of deficiencies and Joined the
squad. Murray played at end i'm the re-
cent game with Charlotte Hall, but viii
not DE q fixture ln this position He
win bc shifted TO "a guard or tackle be
som
The Washington times., 1909-10-13

The high school principals viii decide
row.
The Washington times., 1909-10-13

improvements are the order of the day
en- local automobile sales rooms and
garages Among those who are adding
10 their facilities iu order to handle their
Iorsett Company agent for the St0d-
dard-DaytOu, Mitchell and BabrOck
electric Az additional story IS being
ADDED to tie compaHy's establishment
at Seventeenth and II streets northwest
which will give storage space for 100
additional cars.
The Washington times., 1909-10-13

One OF the most important features
OF q football game. aud one generally
The Washington times., 1909-10-13

Washington members Of the American
Automobile Association received woTi
yesterday that for the accommodation
and convenience Of members of the or
gauiZation. reservation has been made of
very desirable parking space on the
Motor Parkway adjoining the judges
stand Enclosure on the east, affOriug
a splendid opportunity for witnessing
the Vanderbilt Cup race on October go.
The dimensions Of the parking spices
arc eight by fifteen feet. and VIII be
plainly marked and provided with means
OF iugress and eEress at any time before,
during, cT after the race. Moderate
prices viii Dee charged for these park
Ing spaces, and there viii be adequate
police protection, together with retiring
tents and attendants for ladies and
gentlemen. washington VIII send a big
delegation o. motorists to the classic
Vanderbilt Cup race.
The Washington times., 1909-10-13

lSeorzetouu's squad viii soon be aug
uenred by tHe addition Or Haipack Me
EuILy. q good. consistent player.
The Washington times., 1909-10-13

Announcement IS made that the
Mitchell line of cars viii be handled
locally by the /. p Dorset Company.
Mitchell cars have long enjoyed great
popularity in this city. and the new
agents expect to place a large number
OF the 1910 models. The demonstrating
cars will arrive on October =, and dem
onstradOns are now being booked.
The Washington times., 1909-10-13
Conditions Horrible.

As-every players Joints were cold and
str, the small number OF errors and
the steady pitching were little less than
wonderful. 1Iuliin gave two bases on
balls and never wavered but once. The
tottsr yvas IN the third inning. when,
with one out. after Byrne singled he
got himself IN a hole by walking Leach.
The Washington times., 1909-10-13

Edward Crissmond returned Monday
from a trip 10 Philadelphia and At
iautic City In a PaImer-Singpr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-17
By Strickland Gillian

Il y
y illlterate near-genuS IN the
finished town Of
Charlottesville, Tennessee y lawyer by pro-
fesson he had the rare gift of eloquence. COM
bined with wonderful ShreWdneSS and that IN
stinctive sixth sense that teaches some men
how to sway other men.
\ Young man in that community, several
wears ago. was accused Of murder. Jake heard
of il, and informed that he would be eX-
peCted to defend the youth in court. If Jake
cNcrted himself 10 ascertain the details of evi-
dence in the case, nobody saw him do it, and
there were those who murmured that the old
man was taking only a slight and perfunctorv
interest in the welfare of an old comrades son.
The old man seemed TO be doing more sitting
around and dreaming than anything else.
But the dav of the trial came. Few of the
laws DELAYS had interviewed, for the Young
man was poor. Toward the close Of the trial
dav during which the old man had listened
but apparently had not taken a deep interest
in technicaities and fine law points, the time
came for Jake to speak. He rose deliberately,
ewes half-cloSed as If in a reminiscent mood.
and began slowly in a wonderful mellow south
crn voice of unlimited sympathetic and carry
ing quality.
"No' Honah an gentlemen of the jury, |
well remember the tu'st time | even saw the
man now befo YOU as the defendant | was
walkin' along the street an heard tiddlin'. |
stopped an listened. No' all know | was al
ways right fond of music. ] follows the sound
to the do OF the sto'. an | Stahted in lest as
put my foot ovah the do'Sill, a voice called
80 Amt that yo', Jake Leach''
Il looked an saw that the man was bin
an | said, Yes, its Jake Leach; but how did
YOU know me, an YOU stone bin ?
An he SAYS. Jake he saws L Slep' in the
leaves with yo, in the Coufed ate ahmV. an |
nevah forgot yo' step. rs nv evesight has
gone, my eahs IS a heap quicken than they
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-17

e.
got vo' step.
BOYS, gentlemen of the
Jury that was OF Bill the fatheh of this boy heah
that We re goin' 70 hang because he's accused o.
murder. Ne an Bill set there an talked. an he
hddled an this little boy set beside his pappv
an looked up at HIM proud, an his pappy looked
to ads him. proud too, His pappv loved this
boy. We set an we talked oveh the OF wah
DAYS an nights-vo' know. Some o. the
men this jury has slep' in the leaves with
Bill, same as me. You all know he was as
squah Comrade an as brave a man as eveh
wo the gray OF any othah coloh an as good
a shot as eveh toted a cavbvne But Bills in
heaven now, boys. If squah comrades go thah.
He's gone away from that little hoy that loved
his pdppv, an he a-lookIn' down with Is new
eyeSIght on us OF comrades that's Slep in the
leaves an shared everything with 'iu-lookin
down on US a-gettin ready TO 10 hang that
little boy O his n Yes comrades We're goIn'
10 hang Bills boy. He's been arrested an he's
accused OF KILN somebody We're a-goip to
hang him while OF Comrade Bil looks down
on US an sees what We an dOIn'-
No suddenly shouted Jake. his ewes bIaz-
ing and his clenChed inst uplItted while hope
lit up his face. No We all not a-goin' 10
hang Bills boy ! CANT believe thevS twelve
men anvwheah specially If any of EN- evan
Slep' IN the leaves with Bill that Will find il in
theah heahts 20 hang Bills boy while his or
paPpy that was all wrop up IN I'm looks down
an sees us. We Cain't' Wv look And
then Jake began a review of the evidence.
The review of the evidence was not necessary.
however Already the jurvmen were half
standing IN their places. tears running down
their cheeks and muTmured protests on their
lips against hanging Bills bov. And the Jury
acquitted hum unanimously without-dare we
beheve--glvlng due consideration even 10 the
strong probability OF innocence thar the evi-
dence actually brought out.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-17
Turning a Trick for Beany
Confined rom pqgs 8

before his glim was doused altogether, he might
worry along He couldn't bear TO think OF goin
back to his old home, or hangin around among
strangers until he had TO be herded into one OF
them big brick barracks. He wanted 10 De
alone and outdoors.
He had few dollars with him that he
saved up, and when he struck this little SAND
plot miles from anywhere, he squat rlght DOWN
on it, built his shack, got some sett1n mems ana
prepared for a long siege in the dark One eye
was all to the bad already, and the other was
beginnin TO grow dim. Nice cheerful propo-
sition to wake up to every mornln wa n II
Does Beanv whine any in tellin' It, though,
Never a whimperl Gets of his little Jokes on
himself about the breaks he makes cookln ms
meals such as sweetenin his coffee out OF the
salt bag. and bitin' into a cake of bar soap,
thinkin' it was a slice Of the soggy bread ne
make Keeps his courage up, too, by trying
to think that maybe Twin outdoors and nm
provin' his health will help him get back ms
sight. H., ..,.-
he. For months all could see out of my lett
eve was purple and yellow and blue r1ngS- NO"
| don't see those at all.
That so," says l, battin' my head for some
comeback that would fit. Nhy,.-er-l
should think you'd miss EN-, Beany-
Brilliant want it, But Beany throws back
his head and lets out the first real laugh ne IN
dulged in for over year.
No hardly that" says he. don care
about carving lily IdlllDtNS siiot4i'A IL +AN
But look here. Beany,' says /. You can
stav here dom the poultry hermit act
It's the only thing m fit for, says he; - so
l must"
Then you've got to let us send you few
things occasionally" says |. III look up your
old boss and"
No, no. says he. I'm getting along all
right I've been little lonesome; but L Il pull
through"
you ought to be dom some doctorin'
though" says |.
He shrug his shoulders again and waves one
hand What the use2 says he. They told me
at the hospital there wasn't any help. No Il
Just stay here and plug 1t out by myself
Talk about clear grit, eh, And maybe You
can frame up nv feefin when he insists there
ain a thing | can ofor him. About then, too,
| hears EN- Shoutin' from the car for me to
come along as they re all ready 70 start again.
So all | does Is swap grips with Beany, get OFT
some fool speech about wlShln HIM luck. and
leave him standin' there in the potato field.
SOMEHOW l didn't enjoy the rest of that
- days run *try much, and when they Jolles
me by aSkin who's my sCarecrow acquaintance
couldn't work myself up 10 tellin EN- about
him. But all could think of was Beany back
there pokin' around alone in the fog that was
settlin' down thicker and thicker every day
And in the course of two or three hours had a
thought.
"Pinckney," SAYS l, as we was putin up in
Newport, you know all sorts Of CraCkerjdckS.
Got any expert eve doctors on Your list
He chewS that over minute or so, and con-
cludes that he has. a DIR. Jason Craige, who's
right here in town.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-17

He's the real thing, Is he, says l.
Most skilful oculist in the country says
Pincknev. and charges accordingly
AS high as fifty throw says l.
Fifty says Pinckney. on Snould see
his Cliff Walk cottage.
Lets" saws l. There's a friend Of mine
I'd like 10 have him take look at tomorrow.
No use saws Pincknev. " He drops his
practice entirely during his vacation; wOuldn
treat an Emperor then. I've heard h1m say.
He's good deal OF crank on that-dnd
But see here Pinckney," says L. and goes
on to give him the whole tale about Beany'
putin it over as strong as knew how
Sorry" saws Pinckney; but know Of no
way in which | could induce him 10 change MS
custom He's Scotch YOU know, and as obsu-
nate as Hold on, Shorty, I've an idea
How strong will you back my game OF bii-
Now of all the erratic cue performers ever
watched. Pinckney gets the medal. There
times when he can nurse EN- along the cushion
and run up quite a string and then again We
seen him play game any dutter' d be ashamed
of But l begins TO smell out his scheme
II IL means a chance for Beany. SAYS /,
IN bid goodbv 20 five twenties and let YOU do
your worst. 81.
~ wager of that sort would tempt Cra1ge, II
ANYTHING would, SAYS PinCkney- " Vel try It
on, anyway.
Whether it was the bluff Pinckney threw, or
the insultin' way he suggests that the Doc
dom dare take him up, / can say. Ali Know
IS that inside OF half an hour we was IN Jason
Craige's private billiard room, him and PInCk-
new peeled down TO their shirts and at It.
As a rule | could 60 10 sleep watchin the best
three-ball carom game ever played; but dunn
this contest holds the marker 5 stick and never
misses a move. First of Pinckney plays about
as skilful a trained pig Practlsln' on the
piano: but after four or five minutes OF punk
exhibition he takes a brace and surprises him
self.
MO need going into details Pinckney wins
~ out and the Doc slams his cue into the
rack with some remark about PrOduCIn the
charity patient tomorrow. Did l. rOutS
Renee out al daylight next mornIn'. has him
make fifty-mile run at Vanderbilt Cup speed,
and we has Beany in the eve experts hbry be
fore he comes down for breakfast.
1t takes DIR. Craige less n three minutes 20
discover that the hospital hand who told Beany
he was bound 70 lose both lamps was a ia
Drained nut who'd be more useful dr1vin an
ashcart The Doc LAYS Beany out on a leather
couch, uses a little cocaine m the right place
monkeys around minute or so with some
shiny hardware, and announces that after he's
laid up for twenty-four hours in dark room,
usin' the wash reg lar he'll be able 10 see as
well as any of us.
Its fact, too. for Beanv goes back on his
old Job next Monday mornin'.
BY Jove,' says Pincknev, after the trick is
turned. ~ miracle Craige''
Miracle be bowed" saws the Doc ''You
accomplished the miracle last night Pincknev
when YOU ran thirty-two buttons on scratch
hit"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-17

TAKE LEACH was an all but
y illlterate near-geniuS IN the
completely finished town Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-17

used 10 be. an I've neveh TO
got vo' step.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-09
President Using the Spur on
All the Investigators of
Business Corporations to
Rush Work.
INDUSTRIES UNDER
FIRE OF EXECUTIVE
Seven Alleged Combines Are
Now Undergoing Govern
mental Scrutiny, Including
The Steel Trust.

Washington. d. c.. April 9.-Govern-
mental investigations into the opera
tions of business corporations are to
be conducted with dispatch by the Taft
administration. This is the word the
president has passed along the line IL
the heads of departments which are en-
gagged In such work. The attorney
general will have his agents get facts
promptly and will initiate proceedings
in courts il they be justifiable and II
conviction be certain. The secretary
of the interior has told the genera;
land office to lose no time in closing
up investigations which It has been
maxim gand has appointed additional
agents to bring about this result. The
bureau of corporations is losing no
time in the completion of various in
vestigations which 1t is making.
Inquiry Into Seven Industries.
Seven industries are under investiga-
ton by the commissioner Of corpora
tions. They are:
The International Harvester CON-
pany.
The tobacco trust
The steel trust.
The lumber trust.
The cotton exchanges.
Inland waterways.
Developed water powers.
Preliminary reports already have
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-09
President Mccarthy of the
Commercial Club Has Ap-
pointed the Local Oelega-
ton to Meeting.
CONFERENCE WILL BE
OF MUCH IMPORTANCE
Prominent Speakers From All
Over the Country and For
eign Ambassadors Az on
The Program. u

President Mccarthy, of the CONNER
cial club. has named the following del
egates to the National Peace congress
that will be in session at Chicago. May
So: Timothy Nicholson, Pres. r. L.
Kelly of Earlham College, Hon. VIM.
Dudley Foulke, Benjamin johnson, DR..
S. E. Smith. W. X. Bradbury, Nettletol
Neff and Mayor Richard Schillinger.
The congress is one of international in
fluence. The Hon. J. NJ. Dickinson,
secretary Of war. is the president. En-
inent speakers of national and interna-
tional reputation. have consented to
participate. and 1t is expected that the
note which will be sounded by the con-
gress. will be far reaching and potent.
One day will be given to commerce
and industry, and one evening devot-
ed to a banquet. Among the speakers
will be J. NJ. Dickinson, secretary OF
war. Governor Deneen, David Starr
Jordan, Gov. Gillett, Of California.
Miss Jane Adams, Hon. John w. Fos-
ter, w. J. Bryan, ex-President Chas.
Eliot of Harvard College. Elihu Root.
Theodore Burton and many other
prominent Americans. Also addresses
will be made by the ambassadors to
the United States from Japan, Ger
many, Sweden, China, Turkey and
France.
To Awake the Public.
The great object of this congress will
be the strengthening of public senti-
ment for international arbitration and
be taken toward the realization OF uni
versal peace. In the circular letter Is
sued by the Peace Committee, Is this
very significant paragraph:
THE coming congress will be similar
to the New York congress. Its great
object will be the Strengthening of
public sentiment for international arbi-
tration and the consideration of tha
next steps to be taken toward the re-
alization Of universal peace. Speakers
of worldwide reputation have been in
vited, including government officials
in our own land. as well as prominer.
officials of Great Britain, Germany,
France, Japan, China. South America
and other countries. Special legal, ed
ucational, religious. Industrial and
commercial sessions have been arrang-
ed, and it is expected that, as in New
York, the attendance will be large"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-09
VETERANS ARE TO
ATTEND SERVICES
Accept Invitation to First N.
E. Church.

Sol Meredith Post G. A. r. at its
meeting last evening accepted the in
yitation of the First NJ. E. church to
attend services there May so. The SER
mon will be delivered by the pastor.
the Rev. r. j. Wade. The Rev. Mr..
Wade is one of the best pulpit orators
in the city and the veterans anticipate
real treat, when they listen to his
sermon. The members of the Women's
Relief Corps and other organizations
affiliated with the Post will attend the
same services.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-09
MOTION TO DISMISS
Prosecutor ladd Takes Ac-
ton in Hunt EmbezzIe-
ment Case.
SOME OF WITNESSES GONE

In making a motion to dismiss the
case of the state VS.. Alva Hunt.
charged with embezzlement, yester-
day, Prosecutor Ladd did not tell his
reason. The fact is the states wit
nesses have been residents OF Kan
sas for more than a year. About six
months after the charge was made
and Hunt was indicted, the prosecut-
ing witness, a woman residing in New
Garden township, removed with her
family to the grasshopper state. She
told the prosecuting attorney she ex-
pected to return, but did not The
case gained the distinction of having
more continuances taken and post
ponements granted than any crimi-
nal case on the docket.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-09
MAHLON BELL ON
ROAD TO RECOVERY
Has a Fractured Skull From
An Accident.

Mahlon Bell, who suffered a frac-
tture OF the skull by a fall from a G..
G. & L. train early in the week is
improving at Reid Memorial hospital.
His chances for recovery now are re-
garded as good.
Ford Curry, colored, who was re-
moved to the hospital following the
fracture of his jaw by billiard cue,
welded by Garrison Roe is improved
also. 1t Is probable he will be able to
testify against Roe next week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-09
ADVISORY BOARD
WILL MEET TODAY
To Consider MiddIeboro School
Project.

The Wayne township advisory
board held a meeting this afternoon
to consider the Middleboro school
project. The board viii consult archi-
tects and advertise for bids as soon
az possible. The board Is very anx-
ious to get the work started as soon
as possible SO there win be no doubt
about it being ready for occupancy
next fall, even IL delays should ensue.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-09
ATTENDANCE IS
NOW PICKING Up
Children Returning to the
Warner School.

Supt. Mott. of the public schools
said today pupils &resreturning to the
Warner building after the smallpox
epidemic and within another fortnight
it is expected the average attendance
will reach the normal 1t was in one
Of the rooms at this building that the
epidemic among the children started
Those children who did not become
afflicted were vaccinated and were
compelled to lose time from their
studies as the result.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-09
WILL Be RENOVATED
Every School in Township to
Be Cleaned and Much
Improved.
TO BE BRIGHT AND CHEEKY

All schools in Wayne township are
to undergo a complete renovation dur
ing the vacation. Trustee Howarth
said today he expects to begin the
work soon, so that it will be complet-
ed by the time the schools reopen in
the fall. The premises will be i'm.
proved in a number of ways. Out
buildings are to be painted. Roofs are
to be repaired and all broken window
panes replaced with new The schools
usually complete the winter season
showing the effects of the wear and 1t
is the intention to make them as
bright and CHEEKY as possible when
next the pupils are greeted.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-04-09
MISS SOLLERS IS
STATE PRESIDENT
Local Hospital Matron Head
OF the Nurses.

Miss Mary B. Sellers. superintend-
ent of the Reid Memorial Hospital. is
president OF the State Nurses Assor
citation. which meets in annual con-
vention at Marion this month. Miss
Sellers address is expected to be one
of the principal features OF the pro-
gram. 1t will be given at the first
regular sessioR of ihs cg4xmttM-