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The Washington times., 1911-01-27
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The Washington times., 1911-01-27
DEASON HAD RIGHT
TO KILL, SAYS JURY
Justified In Believing Ship
ley An Intruder, Is
Verdict.

When Allen Davis Deason, in a
panic of fright. shot down George J.
Shipley, whom he found at his rear
door, he was justified in believing
him an intruder, according to the
verdict of the Coroner's jury today
Deason took the stand himself at the
inquest and told a straightforward
story of the shooting He broke
down when he recounted confronting
Shipley at his home, 200 Bryant
street Wednesday night.
No testimony was presented to show
that Shipley knocked, the attention
Of the family having been attracted
the rear door.
The deliberations of the jury lasted
but a short time
The Washington times., 1911-01-27
Resident Republicans
To Banquet on Feb. s

Residents of Washington who are, or
have been. er Republican faith and
practice, will hold their seventh an
nual dinner Wednesday evening. Feb
ruary s, at the Arlington Hotel.
Prominent speakers will include Presi-
dent Taft, Vice President Sherman,
Speaker Cannon, Gov. B. F. Hooper,
and Senator-elect Charles E. Townsend
of Michigan.
The Washington times., 1911-01-27
Will Attempt Flight
From Ocean to Ocean

ATLANTA. Ga. Jan. 27.-R. c. Mill
er. aviator. left Atlanta today for
Panama, where he will attempt the
first flight from ocean to ocean, across
the isthmus. Mr.. Miller will use a
Bleriot monoplane. which he is taking
with him.
The Washington times., 1911-01-27
No Signs of a Break
In the Albany Deadlock

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. .27.-That the
Senatorial deadlock cannot be broken
until next week was the unanimous
opinion expressed by the legislative lead
ers here today.
In the meantime efforts are being
made to work out some scheme by
which it will be possible to- conduct
legislative work and at the same time
carry on the campaign for the Senator
ship
The Washington times., 1911-01-27
Retired Iron Capitalist
Dies Suddenly in Hotel

MT. CLEMENS. Mich, JAN. 81
Relatives of B. F. Kraffert, fifty-one
retired iron capitalist. who lived in
Plainfield. n. j.. and who was found
dead in his room at local hotel last
night, are expected to arrive here to-
day to claim the body.
According to the physicians, Kraf-
fert's death resulted from heart
trouble, caused by pneumonia.
The Washington times., 1911-01-27
No Action Is Taken
On "Free Speech" Bill

The Senate Committee on Civil Service
was to have a meeting today on the
Jones bill, intended to give employees
in the classified service the right of free
speech. A quorum of the committee did
not arrive to attend the meeting, and
beyond discussion no action was taken
The Washington times., 1911-01-27
Fire in a Paint Shed
Causes Loss of $10O

Spontaneous combustion was respon-
sible for a fire which did 800 damage
to a frame shed and contents In the
rear of the home of NJ. S. Kerpen.
1904 c street northeast, this morning.
The shed is owned by B. L. Shaw ana
used by Kerpen as a store room for
paints and oils. The loss is practically
covered by insurance.
The Washington times., 1911-01-27
LEGAL NOTICES
e, H. THOMAS & JAS. FRANCIS SMITH.
Attorneys.

E. H. THOMAS & JAS. FRANCIS SMITH.
Attorneys.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS
TRICT OF COLUMBIA. Holding District
Court. In Re: Extension of Massachusetts,
Avenue Northwest. from Wisconsin Avenue to
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the Com
missioners Of the District of Columbia, pur
approved June q. 1910. entitled An Act
authorizing the extension OF Massachusetts
Avenue Northwest from Wisconsin Avenue
to the District Line. have hled a petition
the land necessary for the extension and wild
ening of Massachusetts, Avenue Northwest
in the District Of Columbia, as shown on a
plat or map filed with the said petition,
part thereof. and praying also that jury
of five judicious, experienced disinterested
men, who shall be freeholuers within the
District Of Columbia, not related to any
person interested in these proceedings. and
District Of Columbia, Of the United States
be summoned by the United States Marshal
damages each owner of the land to be taken
may sustain by reason Of the extension Of
Massachusetts Avenue Northwest from Wis
consin Avenue to the District line, and the
condemnation OF the land necessary for the
purposes thereof, and to assess as benefits
resulting therefrom the entire amount of
the said damages plus the cost of this pro-
ceeding, upon the land abutting on said
Avenue to be widened and extended, and
also upon any and all other land which the
Jury will find will be benefited by the said
widening and extension Of the said Avenue
as provided for in and by the aforesaid Act
of Congress. 1t Is, by the Court, this ed
day of January. A. d. 1871, ORDERED, that
ali persons having any interest in these pro-
ceedings be, and they are hereby warned and
commanded to appear In this Court on or
before the oath day of February. A. D. 1911,
at ten O'Clock a. m, and continue In at
tendance until the Court shall have made
its final order ratifying and confirming the
award Of damages and the assessment of
benefits Of the jury to be empaneled and
sworn herein; and 1t is further Ordered, that
a copy of this notice and order be published
once in the Washington Law Reporter and
on six secular days in the Washington Even
ing Star, The Washington Times, and the
Washington Post. newspapers published in the
said District, commencing at least twenty
days before the said oath day of February,
A D. 1911. 1t is further Ordered, that a
copy of this notice and order be served
by the United States Marshal or his deputies.
upon such owners Of the land to be con-
demned herein as may be found by the said
Marshal or his deputies within the District
of Columbia. and upon the tenants and oc-
cupants of the same before the said Gath day
Of February, A. d. 1911. By the Court,
HARRY M. CLABAUGH. Chief Justice.
tSeal.) A True Copy. Test: J. r.. YOUNG,
Clerk. BY +. E. CUNNINGHAM, Asst.
Ssctks
The Washington times., 1911-01-27

r. L. Stultz, local manager for the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
has announced his resignation, to
take effect February l, when he will
take a position with the telegraph
division of the Southern railway in
Washington.
The Washington times., 1911-01-27

The Bethlehem Steel issues showed
marked strength and it was said that
MI Schwab vas at work on plans TO
greatly increase the Importance of the
company. In this he was said to have
the cooperation of Mr.. Corey, his sue
cessor as president of the United States
Steel Company, who relinquished that
position a few weeks ago.
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg
Railroad has declared a semi-annual
dividend of 21h per cent on the common
stock, an increase of to / per cent
semi-annually. The rate for the past
two and one-half years has been per
cent per annum. The regular semi-an-
nual dividend of per cent on the pre-
ferred stock was also declared.
The Goldfeld Consolidated Mines
Company reports for December mill
treated 25,S25 tons of ore having gross
value of $746,761. The total costs
amounted to $25S,053 and net profits
were $4SS,79S. ..
In six months ended December 81,
1910, the Atchison earned &c per cent on
common stock.
Twin City street car lines annual re-
port will show II per cent earned on
common.
Great Northern ordered twelve loco
motives. --t--
The Washington times., 1911-01-27
Wall Street Gossip.

The Pittsburg Crucible Steel Company
has sold $7,5OO,OOO bonds to the Union
Trust Company of Pittsburg, who dis
posed of $6OOO,OOO Of the bonds to
large investment interest at par and in
terest.
The Washington times., 1911-01-27

The police say there is no truth in
the report that a dying man had
revealed the persons who killed
George Curtin on the morning OF
December 25, 1905. throwing his body
in the river.
The Washington times., 1911-01-27
BONDS
New York Cotton Market.

Furnished to The Washington Times by
A. G. Plant & Co.. ia Fourteenth street
The Washington times., 1911-01-27
New York Curb Market.

Furnished to The Washington Times by
Hartman g. Co, New York; G. B. Chipman
manager local branch, Colorado Building.
The Washington times., 1911-01-27
INJURIES ARE FATAL
TO BAGGAGE EMASTER
Andrew ]. Pitts, Veteran of
Southern Railroad, Dies
In Alexandria.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA. VA. JAN. q

Andrew j. Pitts, the veteran baggage
master of the Southern railway, who
was injured while setting a switch near
Wiehle, Va, died at the Alexandria
Hospital early this morning. Amputa-
ton OF his arm failed to save him. Mr..
Pitts was born In Baltimore nearly sixty
years ago, and while a boy moved to
Alexandria county. At the age OF twen-
ty-three, he entered the Southern rail-
road service, and served in many diff
ferent capacities, being finally appoint
ed baggagemaster on w. & O., known
as the Bluemont branch. He was held
in high esteem. Funeral arrangements
have not been completed.
A pair of No. 10 brogans Is held at
police headquarters, the souvenier of an
attempted robbery al the -four and feed
store of J. F. Pollard, on King street,
about o'clock last night. William
Padgett, a clerk, in passing the store
heard noises inside, and summoning
Chief Goods, they entered the building.
They were about to proceed to the
second floor when they were informed
by outsiders that a colored man had
been seen to raise a second-story win
dow, jump to the ground, and make his
escape up an alley, deep with mud, In
his stocking feet. The shoes were
found In the store.
In the corporation court yesterday,
Judge Barley presiding, the suit Of
J. E Knight against Walker Hawkins
to recover s112 for the erection of
a building at Fredericksburg, Va, was
decided in favor Of the plaintiff.
The Washington times., 1911-01-27
Chicago Grain Market.

Furnished to Tho Washington Times by
A. G. Plant & Co., IA Fourteenth street
The Washington times., 1911-01-27

In six months ended December 81,
1910, the Atchison earned sc per cent on
common stock.
The Washington times., 1911-01-27

Great Northern ordered twelve loco
motives. ------t--.--
The Washington times., 1911-01-27

Twin City street car lines annual re-
mort will show II per cent earned on
common.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05

domestic chaplain to King George and
Queen Mother Alexandra we're recent
ly Cancelled, are untrue. Mrs. Farrar
left England yesterday to join her hus-
band on the continent. believing this
to be her duty, in spite of the urgent
appeals Of her brother and her friends
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05

There is no possible reason" said
Richard Harding Davis. why my sister
should avoid me or any one else. Ever
since my arrival In London, except
when she has been at Sandringham,
she has been at the hotel with me.
We have been constantly together.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05

My hope was that my sister would ac-
company me to America and in the fu-
ture make her home with me. She be-
ieves it. however, to be her duty to
remain with her husband. In time
think she will see that her duty lies
in another direction. / have not seen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05
MRS. FARRAR JOINS HER
HUSBAND ON CONTINENT

London. Dec. 5.-Reports that Rich
erd Harding Davis is looking for his
sister. who is the wife OF Rev. Fred
eriek Farrar. whose appointment as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05

listers met in Peoria today to organis
the Federated Council Of the Churcha
of Christ of Illinois. It will be
branch of the organization known
the Federated Council of the Churchs
of Christ of America.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05
TxpIosIon Fatal to Woman.

Nation, Dec. 5.-Mrs. J. NJ. Hen
ton died yesterday. the third victim
of an aceUlens gas tank explosion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05

which destroyed the Henton residence
Thanksgiving day. Henton is tenn
porarily insane. Physicians say it is
doubtful whether he viii recover his
mind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05

her husband nor communicated with
him in any way, and l never shall"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05

Ministers Will Organize.
Peoria. Dec. 5.-Fifty Illinois min,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-05

All the news ali the time-The Args
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-23

Chase will enter the spring meet for
the Eastern High School. He was the
only entrant last year, and is expected
to make a good showing among the other
boys in the mile race.
The Tech battery candidates will be
called out for the first indoor practice
to-day. A good crowd is expected to re-
port. as the Blacksmiths are out for the
championship this year.
The bowling talk which has been going
the rounds of the schools has come to
an end. Baseball Is all you hear these
days, and if you ask one boy which team
will win, he will tell you his school.
All the schools this year have brighter
prospects for championship teams than
in several seasons. Western has a better
team on paper than they did when
Michael was attending the Red and
White school.
Eastern High Schools baseball team
will have the services OF their football
coach in baseball. Coach Donelly will
try to turn out a championship baseball
team. His football eleven finished near
the top, and he hopes to have the same
success with the baseball nine.
Farquhar. who is attending Business
High. is making good at guard on the
Corcoran Cadets basketball team in the
National Guard League. He plays on his
section team at school, and is making a
bid for a guard position on the all-section
team, which will soon play the first team
for the championship.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-23
Wants Larger Pensions.

Editor The Washington Herah:
AS am a constant reader Of The
Washington Herald. 1 write to ask for
n little space in your valuable paper for
the publication Of this communication.
which will probably be Of interest to
some of its readers.
think it would be charity to increase
the pension Of the old soldier who faced
all kinds Of hardship in all kinds of
weather and ran the risk Of contracting
all kinds Of diseases and losing life and
limb in defending his country. 1t Is a
shame to cast him aside when he is old
and crippled with only 81 a month. pay
able very three months. to take care of
himself and family. Where does justice
lie in such cases? 1 am an old soldier.
and / served in the civil war. l am now
in my seventy fourth year. with a wife
to support. and am afflicted with bad
case Of asthma, contracted while In line
of duty.
1 hope the members of the Sixty-second
Congress will do something in the way
Of increasing the pension Of the veteran
soldier as they will not regret such
action after the next election.
I hope the members Of the next ses-
sion of Congress will take up and pass
Gen. Sherwoods pension bill providing
for 81 a day. II no more, to help the old
soldier along in his old days
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-23
Wants Universal Peace.

Editor The washington herad:
F.. I was much pleased to read your edi-
torials in Fridays and Saturdays issue
on Cost Of Standing Armies Fortifyine
the Canal" Good! Keep at 1t. They had
the right tone, and were strong articles
for peace. We are spending, as per gov
eminent reports. As5. 0ooo 900 yearly Of our
revenue on our army. navy. and pen
sions, and here comes Gen. Wood, Chief
OF STAFF, who ought to know. and says
in case Of war we are entirely unpre-
pared. A beautiful state Of things.
Mr.. Carnegie gave $1o0oooO for peace
Of the nations, and we think that an i'm
mense sum Of money. but each battle
ship complete costs that amount. and
we are building two or three yearly.
After about ten years Of play. they are
either worn out or out Of date.
/ read in an issue Of The Washington
Herald that q dozen Of our prominent
army and navy ofncers went down to
Sandy Hook last week to test some n
inch guns which the government has
been building at great loss. and read
In the same issue that an eighteen-year-
old boy flew over Charleston Harbor In an
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-23

the iron and steel trade itself just now
are mora hopeful and confidence is not
quite So strong among consumers that
any particular further reduction in iron
and steel prices will be made. AS re-
CARDS United States Steel stocks them
selves the idea has at least made some
Roadway that il the Steel Corporate can
earn its present dividends through a more
or less prolonged period with its mills
operated at 80 per cent of capacity its
common stock is worth a good deal more
than it is at present selling for.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-23
DOWN TO HARD WORK
Georgetown Track Squad
Shows improvement.
FAST RELAY IS PREDICTED
Coach FoIey's ProteEes Are Coming
Along Nicely and Indications
Point to Successful SeasOn-First
Real Try-Out i'm Baltimore on
Night of February IL.

After two weeks of diligent training
under the careful eye of Coach Bill
Foley, the Georgetown University track
squad is gradually getting to a state
where something definitely can be known
of the strength of the men who are to
represent the Hilltop school in the several
meets which are to take place in the near
future.
Thirty-five men are now hard at work,
and while there are many new and IN
experienced performers among this num-
her, ii is the opinion of those who
have seen the squad at work that Foley
has material from which to form strong
point-winning aggregation. After Satur-
days workout, several men were cut
from the ranks, and before another week
passes the number will probably be well
weeded out. Many of the new men are
showing up well. and much is expected
from some of them.
Davis, a former Business Hugh School
man, is showing speed in the dashes. and
should make a strong bid for the relay.
Bone, also a local man, has not yet
struck his stride. but when he does, he is
sure to make some of them hustle. Cos
tello. Kraft, and Walsh. all of football
flame are working faithfully, and this
trio should be heard from.
The first mentioned, it was thought.
would pole vault for Georgetown. but an
hnjury from football will prevent him.
Mulligan. Vlyman, Sprowels. Gibbs. Mar
ain. Gross. and several others who have run
under the Blue and Gray colors before vii
try for the relay. which bids to be the
best in years. In the distances four good
men are LanEdon, Schenck. Mcnamara
and Watts. the former a miller. who bids
fair to show the cracks Up. Smith AMI
Muliigan in the hurdles and Martin as
the premier Splinter about complete the
runners, while Barricello and Coultry, a
crew man. are hard at work putting the
shot.
The first appearance of the locals will
be in the Baltimore meet, on Februar,
II, and the HilltopperS are going in with
a determination for winning the point
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-23
FAIR FOR WASHINGTON.
Capital Ia Mother City Of the Land
of Freedom.

Capital Ia Mother City Of the Land
of Freedom.
Editor The Washington Herald:
There are daily more visitors in WASH
inston than in any city of its size and
population in the world. Men and women
from every State in the Union. from
South and Central America, Canada.
Europe. Asia. Africa, and Australia can
be seen in the Capital.
Washington. with its wide and scrupu-
lously clean-kept streets. its numerous,
splendid monuments. its government
buildings of marble and granite. of great
architectural beauty. fine dwellings and
residences. its many well-kept parks.
with an unusually large variety Of trees.
plantains, and flowers, gathered from all
chimes of the four corners Of the world:
its artistically constructed suspension
bridges across the historic Potomac, its
magnificent driveways, is the most beau
tiful city in the western hemisphere and
just as beautiful as Budapest and Paris
In the year 1915 a Panama exposition
is to be held to celebrate the completion
and opening Of the great waterway con-
Meeting the Atlantic with the Pacific.
New Orleans and San Francisco are
bending all their energies to get the
sanction Of Congress for holding the ex-
position in their city. But goodly num-
her of Senators and Representatives seem
to favor. and the majority OF the people
OF our country. and especially the good
people from the State OF New York. seem
to favor Washington, the mother city OF
the land of freedom, the Capital of our
great nation, the residence of the Presi-
dent, and the seat Of the United States
government
Both branches Of Congress- must render
their decision soon and designate the
place which in their judgment is best
equipped for holding the exposition.
Washington has large and first-class no.
tells, and is constantly adding to its
numbers 1t has hundreds Of fine board
ing houses, a most perfect surface-car
Service, and one Of the finest and largest
railroad depots in America Washington
can be reached within a few hours from
New York City. Baltimore, and Philadel-
rhia, and within fifteen to twenty-four
hours from Milwaukee, Chicago. st.
Louis. Boston. Detroit, Indianapolis.
Cleveland. Buffalo. and Rochester. with
its millions of people. thus assuring daily
the attendance of hundreds of thousands
Of visitors to the exposition.
Should Washington be selected as the
place for the holding of the great expo
sition, a patriotic appeal ought to be
made to our railroad magnates. Messrs.
Morgan. Ryan. Vanderbilts. Goulds. and
Mrs. Hartman to reduce the price of
railroad fare for children to minimum.
SO as to enable every American boy and
girl between the ages Of ten and sixteen
to visit the Capital Of their fatheriand.
BEJ.A TOKAJL
President National Roosevelt League.
New York. Jan II. 1911.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-23
OFFICIAL ATHLETIC ALMANAC,
James r. sullivan Selects an All.
American Team.

The feature of the 1911 Almanac is the
selection by the Editor. James E. Sulli-
van. of an All-America athletic team.
1t is the first time in the history of the
Almanac that such a selection has been
made. and it will naturally cause
some comment among the followers o.
track and field athletics. The All-Ameri-
can team selected by the secretary of the
A A. U. is as follows:
75-yard run-Robert Cloughen, Irish
American A c.. New York
100 yard rum. L. Ramsdell, University
of Pennsylvania.
21-yard run-R. c. Craig, University
Of Michigan.
44o-yard run-Harry E. Gissing, New
York Athletic Club.
1,Ooo-yard run-Melvin W. SHEPPARD.
Irish-American A. c.. New York.
1-mile run-T. S. Berna, Cornell Uni
versity.
smile run-George v. Bonhag. Irish
American A. c., New York
1o-mile run-Win Bailey, New York
A. c.
Cross-country rum. G. Bellars, New
York A. c.
12e-yard hurdle-w. A. Edwards. Uni
versity Of California.
2a0-yard hurdle-W. A. G. p. Gardner,
Harvard University.
Running broad jump-Frank c, Irons,
Chicago Athletic Association.
Running high jump-Walter Thomassen,
New York Athletic Club.
Pole vault-Leland s. Scott, Stanford
University.
Standing high jump-Platt Adams. New
York A. c.
Standing broad jump-Ray c. Ewry,
New York A. c.
Three standing jumps-Dan Healey.
Pastime A. c.. New York.
Running hop. step, and jump-Dan
Aherne. Irish-American A. c.. New York.
Shot-put-Ralph Rose. Olympic Club.
San Francisco.
Hammer-John Flanagan, Irish-Ameri-
can A. c., New York.
Weight for distance-P. Mcdonald.
1rish-American A. c., New York.
6s-pound weight for height-Con. Walsh.
New York A. c.
Discus-Martin J. Sheridan. Irish-Amer-
lean A. c.. New Yofk.
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