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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-10-07

liam Washington. and when he visited Charleston
in the year 1895 he was guest NJ the Ancrum
residence. Mrs. Ancrum. the mother Of Mrs, Ia
wilson, being daughter Of Colonel Washington.
Mrs Davidson, then child six or eight years
old. remembered the visit perfectly and kept
until she lied present which Lafayette had
given 10 her. the grandchd Of his old friend and
cuWrudo In arms.
There ls no statue OF Washington IN Lafayette
square. though one day there may be, for Il Ia
Ha'i 20 Doe possible that Andrew Jackson may ho
put elsewhere and George Washington may take
Dos place The nearest physical approach. no &c
speak. that one gets 20 the first president, In la
lnottr square. IN In the white House which
fronts IL II may not be generally known that tho
White House was completed before Washington
died u was only n few days before his death,
ns Washington tradition has II. that George and
Martha Washington walked through the recently
completed White House. to give their approval
ur disUuprlynl. as It may he, Of the arrangement
of tha ruous II Is possible that that visit to
the capital was tho last one which the Father
of DTS Country made, for II was only short time
ut''rVari hat he died NJ his country scat, Mount
Vernon
Reference to Mount Vernon brings TO mind
the fac, that there Is living In Washington today
1000 aged man named John Lane, who Is the only
living person who ever saw George Washington,
NuW lulsmuch as the Father OF his country died
900 Years ago, this may seem 10 be something
pretty close to a false statement on IT'S face, but
d. los lhu ruth nevertheless
when John Lane was a small boy the driver
of stage that ran between Washington and
Mount Vernon asked the lad II he wanted ride
luI the answer was a hasty climbing mp 20 the
seat of honor by the driver, The boy made the
trip 700 the way to Mount Vernon and arrived
there Just as they were removing the body OF
Washington from the old tomb to the new one.
Do order TO make certain that the remains had
.I,s.trf aha not Ion
before had broken into the old tomb the coffin
was opened and John Lane, aged ten, was ftcd
uu To look on the face Of the Father Of his Coun'
try. Mr. Lane today is the only person who
survives " the little company which was present
al the transfer OF the body,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-10-07
Now They sleen ln,lde.

George H. Bcattlc. jcwclor IN the
old Arcade. and l.. Il. Ralston. auditor
OF the News. have Jointly and several.
~ decided that sleeping out In the
open isn't an that II has been declared
10 be, says the Cleveland Leader. They
were both In deep snoozc out at the
Bcattic farm. near ChagrIn Falls, the
other night. when n runaway team
from the county fair city turned into
the lane leading up TO the Boattle 90.
tate and came along at full speed
Sound asleep. but dreaming Of i'm.
pending danger Ralston rolled out OF
his cot toward the north. and Beattie
from his cot toward the south The
runaway horses dashed between tho
sleepers. overseeing everything In tho
way. but missing Beattlc aud Ralston
by margins too narrow to be meas.
ured. Since that night Ralston has
slept In his town house and Boattle
has found shelter under the ample
roof Of his house on his big plantG
tlun.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-10-07

George was manly fellow. yet. sur
prlslng as It may seem. he was guilty
Of grave charge. "A criminal offense-
theft, for had he not many times.
stolen kisses from his fair sweet.
heart?
Maude. one OF the most loyublc Of
girls, was equally guilty as an accos.
sorry she received the stolen property.
Each seemed 10 have perfect coma.
donco In the other, however, and when
sentence was pronounced by proper.
~ qualified official they decided to
serve their time together.
They remained loyal to the end
neither making any effort to have
their sentence ubrogated or shortened.
but during the course OF their long
term together several small onenses
were directly chargcnble to them.
W - In Puck.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-10-07
A FOOD DRINK.
Which Brings Daily Enjoyment.
4 lady doctor writes

4 lady doctor writes
Though busy hourly with my own
affairs, will not deny myself tho
pleasure OF taking n few minutes to
tell OF my enjoyment daily obtained
from my morning cup OF Postum. II
Is a food beverage. not poison like
coffee.
81 began TO use Postum eight years
ago, not because | wanted TO. but be.
cause coffee, which ! dearly loved.
made my nights long weary periods to
be dreaded and uniting me for bust
ness during the day.
"On the advice OF friend, / FIRST
tried Postum, making II carefully as
directed on the package. As | had
always used cream and no sugar.
mixed my Postum so. II looked good,
WAS clear and fragrant, and II was
pleasure to see the cream color II as
my Kentucky friend always wanted
her coffee to look-'like a new sad.
die
Then tasted It critically. for l had
tried many substitutes for coffee. |
was pleased, yes, satisfied, with my
Postum in taste and effect. and am
yet, being constant user OF 1t all
these years.
Il continually assure my friends and
acquaintances that they will like It in
place OF coffee. and receive benefit
from its use / have gained weight,
can sleep sound and am not nervous"
There's q Reason"
Read THE Road to Wellvllle" In pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine. true, and full Of human
Interest.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one nppcnr- from time 90 time. They
nre genuine, true, aad full OF human
Interest.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-10-07

hate to see thing done by
halves; II It be right, do It boldly; II
II be wrong. leave II undone,-Gilpln,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02
From AS Far Away AS South
Dakota They Are
Arriving.
Bv sELENE ARMSTRONG.

With Christmas now only matter Of
a little more thar three weeks of. and
with santa Claus eagerly watcl ing for
letters from his little friends al over tie
country, and especially those in Wash
ineton. The Washington Times has cor1-
pleted arrangements with Uncle sam 70
send all letters to the cold North Pole
the place where every good little boy
and girl knows Santa Claus lives-as
soon as they are received at this of-
fee. Santa viii probably get shower
Of them this year, but between making
dolls, express wagons, and other toys
he viii find time to read every one
The first letters TO the dear old man.
who has made the hearts Of so many
children glad, and who is going to DO
the same thing this year. and for many
years TO come, arrived at The Times Of
fee this morning. and long before
mamma began reading this to you, those
letters were on their long journey TO the
headquarters Of the man whom every
child loves So you see between Uncle
Sam and The Washington Times no
time Is being lost In getting them TO
him. It Just depends upon how soon
you get them to The Times office
OF course. as every child is just 8
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02
DISTRICT FIREBOAT
SHOWS HER WORTH
ExtinguiShes Slight Blaze
on Water Front In
Short Order.

4 fire which broke out on the river
front shortly before noon today gave
the District hreboat Firefghter an
opportunity 20 demonstrate her real
worth and effectiveness Several
streams OF water from the boat extin-
gUished the blaze in short order, and
undoubtedly kept the flames from
wiping out the big lumber yards
along Water street southwest, and
sweeping the entire river front
Driven by a strong northwest wind,
the blaze which started IN an old
shed at the foot OF Twelfth street
southwest. was gaining headWay
every. second toward the lumber yard
OF Johnson & WinSatt on one side
and Carter & Clark on the other
when the nremen arrived. The hrebOaC
poked her nose into the wharf which
and directed three big streams on the
structure In the meantime engine
companies 4, 13, and 16 had gone into
action from the street, and in a few
minutes the danger was past.
How the fire started IS not known.
The shed where it originated is used
bv ". h Hamburge, who is building
a power boat. but who had not been
working on the craft for several days
So far as could be learned Iso one had
been in the shed since last Sunday.
Closely adjoining the shed. are the big
lumber yards and marine railways on
which e number Of power craft have
been hauled up for the winter About
two years ago this district was swept
bv IRE with a loss Of more than 800. COO
The only loss resulting today was the
destruction OF the old shed and about
$3.50 damage 10 the hun of the boat
which Hamburge IS building
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02
CRIES LIKE BABY
WHEN SENTENCED
John @. Sims Is Given Three
Years By Justice
Clabaugh.

Sentence to three years IN the peni-
Tertiary on his plea Of guilty to
charge Of embezzIing over S3,0o0, John
6. Sims, formerly agent for the Life
Insurance Company Of Virginia, broke
down and cried Ike a child as ne left
Criminal Court No. today
Deputy ularshals supported the grief
stricken man as he staggered back to
his cell IN the basement Of the court
house, wailing and moaning. All ef-
forts to console him were to no avail
his grief being uncomfortable
My wife, my poor wIfe-why should
I be sent away TO prison" sobbed the
Reaching his cell. Sims. once a
debonair and animated man. threw him
self onto the iron cot and burying his
tear-stained face in his arms continued
to sob and cry out incOherently in his
sorrow
Lest ne repeat the attempt to end his
life. Sims is being closely guarded BY
the deputy iailers- As a matter Of
fact. he has been watched closely since
the day Of his arrest, the latter part Of
September, when a revolver was
wrested from his hand in a physicians
office
brose and friends Of Sims to obtain a
parole for him, but these were fu lie,
objection having been made by the
bonding company, which was his sure
tv. II also is said that the United States
Attorneys Office was averse TO placing
him on prObation-
Ignorant Cf the fact that efforts to
obtain q parole for him had failed. sims
faced Chief Justice CIabauEh today with
a Gemeanor that bespoke a certain con-
S5a7ce he had thai mercy or clemency
would be extended him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02
Will Be Sent All the Way to
North Pole From
This Office.

how VIII he know what to leave? So
for that reason special arrangements
haze been made for getting the letters
TO aim without delay
In the letters received today are three
from one family, away out IN South
Dakota It doesn't make much differ
ence to Santa, though. where the let
ters come from. for he takes care of
boys and girls way back in the new
countries as well as does those right
here in washington These little South
"a akota children are named Brown. and
ms.ybe one time they lived in Washing
ton and remember how The Times sent
their letters to Santa when they were
here
santa must have q big supply Of toys
and pretty things this year II he ex-
DeCts 10 give all the children everything
they want One little boy from Wash
ington wants a hobby horse and a boy
doll baby. Now, wouldn't Il be funny
If Santa made a mistake and brought
him q girl doll ba.by2 But Santa doesn't I
often make mistakes like that, so i BE
gets q doll baby at all il viii probaEI Y
be a boy, and maybe il viii be Cns
with a military suit. having brass but
tons.
Then a little girl wants a pair of
baII-bea ring skates, because the smooth
streets in Washington are 50 good for
skating And she wants a doll baby, a
printing set and q box Of writing paper
But with all these things she wants,
Continued on Seventh Pagel
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02
LIE BLANC DEFENSE
FAILS WITH WIDOW
Mrs Glover Avoids All Pitfalls and Lawyer for Girl on
Trial for Murder Shows Disappointment When
She Leaves Stand

since testified that her brother had
contributed no money toward the puT-
chase OF the house
She CeconCiled these conflicting state
meuts by saying that the title TO the
house -s in her brothers name at
the tfn- she first testified and as there
was no quarrel between her and him
at that time she had paid but little
attention 10 her original testimony
Mrs Glover was recalled TO the stand
as soon as court opened This was the
third day Of her ordeal. but she bore
Up remarkably well under the fire Of
questions from Attorney Johnson, coun-
sci for Hattie lie Blanc, who sought TO
show that Mrs GIover's testimony Is
not the same as she gave at the inquest
following the killing Of her husband
He aimed 10 show she had committed
perjury.
After asking her a number OF QUes-
tiOns showing differences in her testi-
Continued on Page Seventeen-)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02
EDUCATION BOARD
TO FIGHT ARCHITECT
President Cox Renews
Charges of Delay Against
Municipal Official.

The Board OF Education believes Il.
getting what L wants by peaceabIz
methods. and when IT cant II viii talzt
Up arms and begin 10 fight It's CIV:
battIes."
This was the notice w Y Cox, presI-
dent OF the Beard Of Education. serve,
today for the benefit OF the GIUnicipa.
Architects office, again accused Of IN
necessary and uniusJlhable delay in get
ting out the plans for q new norma.
school, for which an appropriation waz
available last May IS
The delay IN beginning work on tn
normal school follows upon the case
Of the Mckinley Manual Trainin.
School addition. the bids for which hav,
not yet been awarded, though mOney
was appropriated to construct the build-
ing more than sixteen months ago
Congress made SI00.003 OF the S257, O.
appropriated for a lew normal schoa.
available immediately upOn the pas
sage OF The bin, so that the work o.
getting out The plans might begin a.
cDce. The bill was passed on May Is.
tn dare have seen nothing Of LuC
plans FOR the new building We at
tempted to assist the architects Ofdc~
by submitting 10 him the plans OF tbs
Providence, P I, normal school as Il
working basis, since we considered that
building a model for normal school Pur-
poses
AIr. Cox said the conditions under
which the normal school girls were
now working made a new building
imperative
The congested condition of our nor
nal school" said Mr.. Cox, has been
the subject OF frequent conferences
between members Of the building com
mittee and myself. and think the
Congressional committee was I'm
pressed with our pre- sentation Of the
need for a new structure That was
why the appropriation was made
available at once The purpose Of the
immediate action Of Congress has now
been defeated by taEd3neSs on the part
Of the Municipal Architects office
Mr. Cox also called attention to the
fact that the bids for the addition to
Mckinley Manual Training School ad-
diriOn are still pending
81 have nothing 10 say about the
normal school matter. and 7 don't care
TO discuss II e workings OF this Office" /"
was the only comment SnOwden Ash
ford the municipal architect. would
make when the complaint Of the Board
Of EducatiO was brought 10 his at
tention to5ay-
The first step OF the board viii be tn
call the attention Of the Commission
ers TO the delay, and Congress may be
asked to investigate the alleged unnec-
sSsarV delapS in the Building Inspector s
office
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. 2-Show-
ing the same cle-erness that she exhib-
4:ed yesterda- II, her merciless Cross
examination n l'Ie attorney Tor the de-
tense, Mrs. LilI.5L NJ. Glover, widow OF
he man for whose murder Hattie lie
Plano. the serenteen-year-old Canadian
girl. is now undergoing trial, resumed
the witness stand today and was again
subjected 10 q rapid fire Of cross Ques-
tions from Attorney johnson
Mrs Glover faced a crowded court
room, but the spectators were not as
unsympathetfc a. earlier in the trial,
many having beer won over 10 her story
by the wonderful manner in which she
wfthstoOd the sItack Of counsel for the
lie Blanc girl
The witness was questioned closely
REGARDING test mony she had given at
the VIII contest, when she said thaL
the house in which she lived had been
bought BY her money and that Of her
brother, TObey lie Blanc She had
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02
HIMSELF
TO THE WORKHOUSE
Judge Pugh Accommodates
Prisoner Who Asks for
Six Months.

It l. not often that Judge PUgh has
the opportunity 20 please q prisoner by
giving him exactly the sentence tha5
he wants-fOr the reason that most of
them desire no tine at all
But there appeared In the Police
Court this morning a specimen Of the
African race whose complexion resem-
bled ths common OF ordinary variety Of
coffee, with just dash OF mix to
make It paIatable- This pe-souaEe,
who answered to the name OF Waiter
Edmond, was charged with disOrderIy
conduct, and 50 anxious was he TO have
answered guilty beTOre Clerk OF the
Court Harper had time to read the
charge against him
Il appeared upon investigation, that
Walter had returned home last night
after looking upon the wine when It
was red-alSo pink. green. yellow, and
bTCWn-and had proceeded 70 beat I'D
MS iandtady with some empty whisky
bottles which he had in his pocket Be
fore ne could turn his attention 70 any
OF the other occupants OF the house,
relief appeared IN the prsOn OF 2 police
man and walter spent the remainder
OF the night meath the sheltering roof
Of the station house.
When asked whether he had auv
recommendation to make this morning,
Edmond replied
No. sub. An jes' want 10 20 10 fail -
7 can't send you TO jau.'' replied
Judge Pugh- but how would you like
the work house at OccoquanZ''
Dat sounds good TO me-" was Wal
ter's answer, -'Ah'd ike bout six
months Of dat
'-AH right. give it 70 him. said the
Sc7Tt, pleased that for once Il could
give p prisoner what he wanted And
Walter started on his way 20 OccOduan
with an expression o. great Joy and
benighity Of cOuntenance
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02
.THRASHED AGAIN,
COUNT PROSECUTES
Warrant Obtained BY De
Beaufort Against Father
In-Law Kilgallen.

CHICAGO, Dec Z-Tired. he says. OF
being beaten up BY his millionaire faith
er-in-Iaw, N. H Kugallen, and XII
RaIIen's retainers. every time he encoun-
ters them Count Jacques Alexander
Won Afourtk de Beaufort today struck
back with a warrant for the arrest OF
the steel masnate-
De BeauForCs action, which came AZ
ter he was dismissed n court following
an encounter with KEgaueu's Chauf-
feur, was the rezalt Of one OF the long
series Of s'beatings" which have made
the blue de Beaufort blood boil, and
incidentally, have made certain pOr-
tions OF the de Beaufort anatomy pretty
sore
Trapped and Slapped
KnzaIlen. de Beaufort asserted, IN OBJ
tsining the warrant, inveigIed his son
in-Iaw into his private offce october p,
and there tried 20 induce him. by offer
Of a Iarre sum of money. to leave Chi
eago for parts unknown OF. in faCt. any
other parts -.
7 love my wife Countess &c Beau Beau
fort" de Beaufort says he replied
and 1 shall not leave Chicago Wnne
she lies III IN q hospital want 70 see
her 1 do not want your money
Upon this, ne ,be qseiS5eS' 95cs 5S,5-yzl T65ayl
warrant is the first mixing Of this par
tfcuiar assault
Gets Another Beating
After coming out second best. In q b0u.
with the chauffeur employed BY his
father-in-law, some time aEo, the count
again ran afouI Of the grand guardian
Of motor cars, and IS today carrying
two black eyes Incidentally, his dog
Bob. Is picking soft spots 70 sit down
The count and Bob were taking =
stroll along Michigan avenue, and Wnen
oassing St Luke's Hospital, where the
countess Is still confined, came upon
Chauffeur Rouse, in the k1igallen au-
tounobile- The count asked for Rouse :
oDInfou as 10 his ability as an actor ana
when the chauffeur oplneo that me
count was q shin De BeaU1OTt neid
that he was Insult" He hecked Rouse
across the face with BOb's leash and
the fight was on
Forse declares he would have mopped
uD the street with the count had not
Bon veIped. when. after coming 70 MS
masters rescue ~ nipping al the
cFarferrrs heels, 2 was kicked h1En
into the air. The yeID brought police
man and the count was held Tor two
hours until bail was obtained
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02
SANTA CLAUS LETTERS BEGIN TO COME
FOR FORWARDING BY THE TIMES SERVICE
Santa CLauS Writes to Miss
Armstrong.
North Pole,
December ?, 1910.

December ?, 1910.
Miss Selere Armstrong.
Washington Times,
Washington, D. c.
Dear Miss Armstrong: I want to
authorize you again this year to
receive mail for me at the Office
of Inc Washington Times from
little children living in Wash
ington, the District of Columbia,
Maryland, Virginia, and other
parts of the country.
I hope you VIII forward the mail
this year as promptly as you did
last.
Wishing you and all of your friends
merry Christmas, I am,
As ever,
SANTA CLAUS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02
CRATER GOES TO JAIL.

PITTSBURG, Dec M L. Swift, Jr-,
2 former councilman. convicted Of
bribery. surrendered TO the sheriff to
Degin a four months sentence Appeals
10 the superior and supreme courts for
a new trial were refused.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02

year older than he and she was last
Christmas, their tastes have changed
They want different things But that
Is only natural in children, as II is 4n
grown-ups. and old Santa knows that
But ne must know what you want or
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02
j. S. PETTY OFFICER
KILLED IN ENGLAND

GRAvESEND, England, Dec 2--The
chief petty officer of the United States
warship Minnesota was accidentally
killed today by falling from his vessel
onto q coal lighter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02
CHAUFFEUR'S BRIDE
SEIZED BY MOTHER
Leading Incidents IN ELope-
n1ent of HeireSS

West Virginia hefress yveds her
chauffeur while attending Mt.
Vernon Seminary
carried on. as girl WIS constantly
ChaperOned.
Miss Malone denied wedding when
questioned by school authorities
ten days ago.
The mother came TO Washington
last week and took daughter
home with her.
Marriage records show thst couple
were wed In Baltimore, October
%.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02

Today-High tide. S-2s a. m and So
q. m. Low tide, 2-SS a. m and 2:S7 p m
To-ac-=ovV-High tide, 500 a m and
s-0s q II. Low tide 3.17 a. N. and 3-1l
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02

CONDTTTON OF THE WATER.
HARPERS FERRY. ". Va, Dec. -
Both rivers clear today
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02

T7use asonably cold weather contfn-
tes in a districts from the Missis-
Efppi valley eastward TO the AtlanJ1L
coast
The indications are that the weather
viii be fair and freezing tonight and
Saturday
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02

FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT.
Fafr tonight and Saturday, not much
chance. in temperature lower tenn
perature tonight about . degrees
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Putting Them Oa Record

Continued on Page Fourtesn-)
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An Ideal Pupil.
WEATHER REPORT.

CONTINUED on Seventh Page)
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TEMPERATURES.

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