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The Washington times., 1911-03-16

will benefit others, as Il has me, after DR.
and others could do nothing for me-" (Signed)
Miss Luz Johnson. 1923 Ninth ST., N. W, Wash
hgton, D. c.. April 3, 1910.
In later letter Miss johnson adds: THE
trouble began with an eruption under my
knees, and extended upwards toward my
waist, until l was not able to sit down
1t kept a constant itching and burning all
the time, night and day. | went TO my
doctor but be could do me no good after
do not know how many medicines he gave me-
and then told me | would be compelled TO
go to a skin specialist, which positively
refused to do. cried all the time. Finally
made up my mind to try Cuticurs Rem
edies, and tried Cuticurs Pills. Ointment
and Soap, and was entirely cured of the Itch
Ing three days after l started using them.
The healing took about eight days con-
slider Cuticura Remedies marvellous, and
would recommend them everywhere. hope
everyone suffering with any skin disease will
try Cuticura. for it is mine forevermore"
cuticura Soap (25c and Cuticura Ointment
(50c.) are sold throughout the world. They
afford the speediest and most economical
treatment for skin diseases. single set is
often sufficient. Send to Potter Drug
Chem. Corp. sole props, 1876 Columbus Ave,
Boston, for free book on skin and scalp health
The Washington times., 1911-03-16

ROCKVILLE, Md, March 1.-two
more weIl-known citizens have an
nounced themselves as candidates for
the Democratic nomination for -herif
soon to be made in this county. bring.
ing the total number of avowed aspir-
ants to date up to eleven. The latest
to make known their ambition are
Thomas Small, of Gaithersburg district,
and Richard L. CisscI, of Wheaton.
Mr. Small is a constable, and Mr.. Cis-
sci "a deputy sneriff
The Washington times., 1911-03-16
HELD ON SUSPICION
OF HOTEL HOLD.UP
Police Say Prisoner Was
Near Scene, Had Revol-
yer and Blackjack.

Suspected Of being the man who held
up J. S. Bowman. night clerk at the
Grand Hotel, Fifteenth street and Penn
sylvania avenue northwest, at the point
of revolver sand robbed him of SIS,
early Tuesday morning, John Mike, aged
twenty-five, of 800 Missouri. avenue
northwest. is a prisoner in the First
precinct station.
Mike denies the charge. Bowman
and Lee Wright, the negro porter, who
was In the corridor at the time, looked
at the prisoner this morning, but failed
to identify him.
Mike was arrested last evening by
Detectives Burlingame and Weldon
They say they have evidence that he
was in the section of the city near the
hotel up to $3.50 O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing. The hold-up occurred shortly be-
fore O'Clock. In his room the police
say, they found a revolver and a black
jack. They also say Mike has been
arrested before on a charge Of larceny.
In spite of the fact that Bowman and
Wright both failed to identify Mike,
the police say he will not be released
until a further Investigation has been
made of the case.
The Washington times., 1911-03-16
LIQUID CURES ECZEMA
WHERE SALVES FAIL

In regard to skin diseases, medical
authorities are now agreed on this:
Don't imprison the disease germs I'm
your skin by the use OF greasy salves.
and thus encourage them to multiply.
A true cure OF all eczematous diseases
can be brought about only by using the
healing agents in the form of LIQUID.
WASH THE GERMS OUT.
A simple wash: A compound Of OIL of
Wintergreen, Thymol, and other ingre-
dients as combined in the D. D. D. Pre-
scription. This penetrates to the dis
ease germs and destroys them, then
soothes and heals the skin as nothing
else has ever done.
25-cent trial bottle will start the
cure, and give you instant relief.
Henry Evans, O'Donnelrs Pharmacy.
The Washington times., 1911-03-16

Miss Mary Irene Hickerson, daughter
of Mrs Sophia HickeTson, of SIrLsburg,
Va, and Warren NJ. Lomas. OF Mt
jackson, Va, were married in Rock
vile yesterday afternoon at the home
of the brides cousin, Lindsay r. Hick-
erson. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. w. D. Keene, pastor of
the Southern Methodist Church. in the
presence of a small company of rela-
rives and friends of the couple. Inme-
diatSly afterward, M. and Mrs. LOnaS
left for an extended trip Within the
near future, they will go to North Da-
kOta to live. The bridegroom has buSi-
ness interests there.
The Washington times., 1911-03-16
Sues Yeast Firm.

For alleged injuries received in fall
ing on slippery floor in the yeast
factory of the Fleischmann Company.
TIC Thirteenth street. Henry Huhn.
an employe. has filed suit in the Dis
trtct Supreme Court, asking SEE, 900
damages. p. A. Bowen, jr., is his at
torney.
The Washington times., 1911-03-16
Hold White BlamelesS
For Death of LabOrer

Superintendent White of the Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane has been
held not responsible for the death OF
Thomas H. Ford, laborer killed Au-
gust Q, 1907. by being run over by coal
train in the hospital grounds. Justice
Anderson. of the District Supreme
Court, has directed a verdict in favor
OF Superintendent White in the $4,000
damage suit of Ford's administrative
The Washington times., 1911-03-16
ILL-TREAT NENT OF
PRISONERS DENIED
Superintendent of Occoquan
Vigorously Answers
Charges.
SCOUTS STORY OF
SALE OF WHISKY
Characterizes Aceusers AS Worth
less, Immoral, and Often
Drunken DeadbeatS.

DENYING the charges of ilI-treatment
OF prisoners, filed against him by sew
eral former guards, w. II. Whitaker,
superintendent of the workhouse at
Occoquan, in an answer submitted 10
Commissioner Rudolph today, declares
the allegation to be the result of per-
sonal prejudice. Superintendent Whit
taker characterizes his accuserS as a
set of worthless, immoral, and often
drunken deadbeats," and says that
statements made by them concerning
the institution were inspired by the
fact that they were discharged, or were
about 10 be discharged, from the ser
vice.
That punishment is meted out to the
prisoners is not denied Ly Superinten-
dent Whitaker, but discipline he says
is administered in humane way.
Small Percentage Disciplined.
The facts are" says the superlnten-
dent, that since we have been located
here there has been all told siXty-fOur
prisoners out OF total of 100 who
have so violated the rules and regula-
tions of the institution, that 1t was
found necessary to put them in re-
straiDt.
"Of these, twenty-SiX were men VINO
had escaped from the institution.
During the first two or three months
while the weather was warm, we adopt
ed plan of handwriting these men to
a tree, and requiring them to remain
there during working hours. giving them
diet of ten ounces of bread daily and
all the water they could drink. At no
time has a prisoner been strung up by
the hands to such a height that he had
TO stand on his toes. On the contrary,
each prisoner punished has been placed
in natural position, and in no case
has his health been impaired.
Later, when the weather grew colder,
il became necessary for us to abandon
this form of punishment. We then
placed those to be punished at what we
term the third grade table, whore
bread and water only was served, re-
quiring them TO partake of this food
anywhere from five to ten or fifteen
days, according to the offense commit
ted. or until We believed they would go
back to work and behave themselves.
This was our method of punishment
until month ago when we set a room
aside where men are handcuffed and
male to stand in a natural position dur
Ing working hours, and to remain in this
position for as many days as We deem
y Necessary.
The Washington times., 1911-03-16
A CONSTANT ITCHING
AND BURNING
Night and Day. Cried All the Time.
Used Most Everything. Cuticura
Remedies Cured Itching in 8
Days, Healed in 8 Days.
II was taken with the itch in April, 1904,
and used most everything | had friend

pay me q visit from
Cumberland, and she
advised me to use
Cuticura Remedies
which / did. The
cure was certainly
quick, and l use them
to this day. l had Il
terribly In d er my
knees. ! only used
one box OF Pills, but
two boxes Of Cuticura
Ointment. and l use
the Cuticura Soap all
the time. ! hope this
The Washington times., 1911-03-16
ELEVEN SEEKING
SHRIEVALTY POST
Two New Candidates Have Entered the Field for the
Race In Montgomery County on the
Democratic Ticket /

said. struck Deputy Cissel in the eye.
Tor which offense he was reQuir ed to
pay an additional fine of SIS. 1t was
shown by several witnesses that the
men had previously borne excellent rep
utations, which probably saved them
from more severe punishment.
Basil L. Bean, one of the oldest and
best-known citizens of this section Of
the county, is dead at the home of his
son, Clarence Bean, near Rockville
aged eighty-six years. He had been in
failing health several gears from a COM
pication of troubles. Surviving him
are two sons and two daughters. They
are Richard Benjamin Bean and Ciar-
ence Bean and Mrs. Charles l.. AhaIt
and Mrs. James F. Cuttings, all of this
vicinity. Mr.. Bean was a lifelong resi-
dent of this county.
Benjamin c. Hughes, one OF Rock
ville's best-known citizens, Yesterday
celebrated the fifty-seventh anniversary
of his birth by entertaining a number
of friends at dinner. His guests were
the Rev. W. d. keene, DR.. Robert e.
Warfield, James n. Barnesly, Thomas
Barnesly. and Mees B. Montgomery.
The Washington times., 1911-03-16

Edward Stewart, George Thornton.
and John Diggs, young negro residents.
were before Justice Reading in the po-
lice court here on charges of disorder
Iy conduct on a Capital Traction car
near Chevy Chase Lake. They were
by Deputy SheriffS Cissel and
Ramey All were adjudged guilty. and
Stewart was fined S. and costs, Thorn
ton $l5 and costs, and Diggs IS ami
costs.
After being arrested, Diggs, it is
The Washington times., 1911-03-16

Among the Out-of-the-county couples
married in Rockville within the last
few days are Miss Marie Ida McCOr
mick, aged tweuty-one, and Frederick
John Higgins. aged twenty-one, of
Washington and Fort Myer, Virginia.
respectively, and Miss Grace Virginia
Diggs and Robert Irwin Avery, Doth of
Washington. The Rev. s il. White,
retired Baptist minister. performed
both ceremonies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25
STOLEN SHOES WERE ALL
FOR THE LEFT FOOT
SO Berlin Thief Sent Them
Back With Courteous
Note to Owner.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence or The Star.
BERLIN, December To- 1911.
A certain boot and shoe manufacturer
in Berlin is accustomed to display in his
shop windows boots and shoes for the left
foot only, keeping the corresponding right
boot Of each pair in his stockrooms be-
hind the shop. Arriving at his premises
the other morning, he was disguised to
find that his windows had been broken
and over hundred boots and shoes car
ried off. Police efforts to trace the
thieves proved fruitless and for several
days the shoemaker ruefully contemplated
his stock OF odd right boots and shoes,
for which the left foot fellows were
missing. Finally. however. he received
through the post a communication. writ
ten in typical Berlin slang. of which the
following is a translation:
Dear Mr.. Shoemaker:
you will probably have noticed al
ready that we allowed ourselves the
pleasure of a visit to your shop windows.
But the boots were all for the left foot.
We were not aware that the people in
your district were all left-footed; pre-
sumably. in the neighboring locality they
are right-footed. 1t must be delightful
to see them dancing together. My two
companions who made up our party did
not wish to send your boots back to you.
but I am decent sort Of chap. and I
said: The man shall have his boots
again Mr.. Shoemaker. am quite
respectable fellow, but was short Of
smald change and that brought me upon
the idea of paying you visit But now,
Mr.. Shoemaker, just you go up to the
railway station and get your boots back
from the luggage Office. am sending
you the ticket along with this. You need
into quite another quarter of the town.
Perhaps 1 will come and visit You some
time later on. With best wishes for
good Christmas business and kind re-
CARDS. -.
On presenting the ticket at the railway
sta ton the shoemaker really did get his
shoes back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25

foot slipped. The prisoser at once
pushed the door shut completely, and
bolted il the inside. lie then
smashed the window of the car and
started to climb out. but the gendarme,
at the risk of his life, rushed out by
the door at the end. and. getting on the
footboard. caught hold of his prisoner
just as he got of the window.
The two men had a fierce struggle on
the fOotboard, while the express was
still flying along at fudd speed. and fin
ally the prisoner threw himself off the
train, dragging the gendarme after him
The gendarme was instantly killed. and
the prisoner was severely injured, but
he managed to get up and tried to make
his escape. The alarm had meanwhile
been rung, and the train came to IA stop
The line was searched, and the badly OF
the gendarme was found the perma-
nent way. The prisoner was also seen
he was trying to move across the
field with his clothes i'm rags and his
hands and face stained with blood. He
was easily captured, as he was injured
too severely to stand We'll on his legs
He was taken under guard to an am0u-
lance station. and thence to the hospital
where he died during the night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25

Too many "eye-openers" will close
mans eyes hicaso News
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25
CROWD TO UNIVERSITIES
TOESCAPE THE ARMY
Russia Proposes to Do Away
With Improbable State
Aided Learning.
Foreign Correspondence of The Star.


ST. PETERSBURG,
December Is, 1914.
The recruiting system Of the Rus
sian army is undergoing revision in
view. chiefly. of the fact that the
existing system dates from the long
service days. and is unsatisfactory
now that service has been shortened to
three years. AS compared with other
continental armies. the Russian army
even under existing conditions Is re-
markably well placed as regards re-
cruit:ng. About a million youths every
year attain the service age, and Rus
STA takes into the ranks less than
half the available numbers Among
the special reforms aimed at is the
abolishing in part of the "one-year
volunteer" system. Hitherto all youths
liable to serve have been granted wide
privileges, dependent upon the grade
of education received, even common
school education bringing some amel-
orations, while university education
practically reduced military service to
a mere form
1t is proposed to do away entirely
with the second grade volunteer and
considerably extend and improve the
service required from the first grade
(higher school education) volunteer"
At present a university student on
reaching service age can put off his
service from time to time by contin-
uing his studies through various facul-
ties. and when finally called to the
ranks he is not looked upon by the
military authorities as promising ma
terial and is allowed, as a general
rule, to slip through the nominal year
which In reality works out at about
eight months, as easily as possible.
Such "one-year volunteers" who alb
stain from the common falling OF the
university student in the ranks to in
trOduce subversive doctrines into the
heads of the muZhik recruits have a
pretty easy time of it, and at the end
Of their term pass a simple eXamina-
ton and become reserve neutenants"
These men are absolutely unproduc-
tive to the army. and when not actu-
ally a burden, in peace time and in
war. 1t Is alleged. are a very great
danger.
The returns show that not one stu
dent per thousand takes a learning de-
gree. and barely 10 per cent ever Tin
ish the university" 1t has long been
obvious that Russian universities are
filled not by the attraction of learning
but by the repulsion of military serv-
ice. The new recruiting regulations
propose to do away with this unprofit-
able form OF state-aided learning"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25
Anti-Torpedo Armament.

IN the Ave ships of the present years
program, the keels of which are about
to be placed in position, this new 1876
inch gun Will be mounted, and the anti
torpedo armament Will be greatly
strengthened. The dreadnought carries
only underground guns for dealing With
attacking torpedo craft. Subsequently this
piece was replaced by a new four-tnch
gun. with twenty-fve-pound projectiles.
which has hitherto been exclusively used.
The ordnance department has now rec
commended that in the new battleships
six-,nch gun shall be mounted This action
has been taken owing to the increase In
the size and speed of destroyers. which
must be hit end-on when they are APP
preaching Il battleship, and then present
so small a target that it is felt to be es-
sential that every hit shall not merely
disable the boat. but wreck her, .t This TINS
gun IS calculated to produce. These
guns Will be carried in armored case
mates, thus Offering to the crews a con-
siderable measure of protection.
1t is believed that each of the new bat
tleships will carry sixteen of these six
inch guns. which will be of forty five
calibers instead OF fifty calibers. thus
giving to the navy a thoroughly serv-
iceabIe weapon, which will not suffer
from corrosion so seriously as the long
er weapon with heavier powder
charge These guns will not be Tor use
in battle but purely for resisting at
lacks by torpedo boat destroyers.
simultaneously with this development
IN fighting power, steps have been taken
10 give the new vessels better protection
against the explosion OF torpedo or
mine. This end has been attained by far
greater subdivision OF the hull, so as TO
localize the effect. 1t is believed that,
owing to this increased preca.ution. these
men-of-war will he practically uns1nka-
bic. If hit by a torpedo the damage
must necessarily be considerable, but it
will not seal the fate of the ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25
STRUGGLE ON FOOTBOARD
Of FAST-M0V|NG TRAIN
FRENCH Gendarme Killed in
Desperate Effort to De-
tain Prisoner.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.

PARIS, December II. 1911.
One of the most thrilling adven-
lures in the annals Of police strug-
giles with prisoners has ended in the
death of gendarme and his pris-
oner after an exciting scene in a fast
express. A gendarme from Paris named
IAlouche had been ordered TO escort
a prisoner named Lalanne to Bordeaux.
The gendarme had a colleague of his
got into the Bordeaux express with their
prisoner at $50 in the morning. At
about $50 in the afternoon, after passing
the station of St. Loubes. the prisoner
asked leave to go to the toilet room.
The gendarme Lalouche . accompanied
him. and put his foot to the door so as
TO prevent it from closing entirely but
as the train was going at the rate of
some fifty-f1ve miles an hour. the car
riage shook violently, and the gendarme's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25
Sells Pelt Of Wolf He Conquered.

MERRILL, Wis, December 2b.-Roy
Edwards, a resident of this city. was set
upon by pack of timber wolves-he says
four or FIVE; there might have been more.
The combat Is reported to have lasted
about four hours and Edwards finally e.
capped, after he had choked one Of the
wolves to death. His clothes were badly
torn. Edwards collected the b0unty IN
the beast h. checked to death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25
IN DEADLOCK OVER DRINK.
House of Parliament Re
fuses to Abolish LIQUOR.
Correspondence Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence n The Star.
MELBOURNE. November 80. 1911
\ curious position has arisen i'm the
federal parliament in consequence of The
two houses arriving at different decisions
with respect to the abolition of intoXi-
eating liquors from the bar of the par
refreshment rooms.
After one speech of two hours length
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25
Happened in Boston.
osmopol!tan Magazine.

rom Inc Cosmopolitan Magazine.
rabbi Wise, when he visited Boston
Tor the first time. was undecided at
what hotel to stop AS he wandered up
Summer street from the South station
he determined to inquire for a good
Motel So he accepted Incorporating
man who was coming toward him. con-
hdent that from such citizen he would
De sure TO get the very best advice as
to his choice of stopping place
nat would be good place to stop
Just before you reach the At" WA
thu 1i10o0ce9tang 1anlN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25
in the past year in the King George V

in the past year in the King George V
class. The 13.5-inch gun Will be mount
type than was originally anticipated.
Instead of throwing 1,25o-pound shell,
it will use a 1,4O0-pound shell-an In
crease of 80 pounds. which will be
translated in action into destructive
power Consequently. in the new bat
tleships of last years programme King
George V, Ajax. Centurion and Auda-
cious-the broadside fire instead of being
of 1850 pounds will be Of 1900 pounds,
a gain of 1,5OO pounds in this one quar-
tet. The battl-cruiser Queen Mary will
have eight guns of the new 13.5-inch
type. These five ships will be completed
early in 1914.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25

from MI. Finlaysou. NJ. p. the house of
representatives adopted motion favor
ing the Punishment of alcoholic liquor BY
the small majority of three. Some weeks
previously similar resolution was re
Jected 10y the senate by an Overwhelming
ma ioritY
What is To happen? As both houses
control the refreShment room. the tee
tot&lerS find that they are robbed OF the
fruits of their success in the house of
representatives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Music Again.

That night Jan Thoreau passed for the
last time back into the shelter of his
forests; and all that night he Travelled.
and with each mile that he left behind
him something larger and holder grew
In his breast until he cracked his whin
in the old way. and shouted to the dogs
IN tho old WaX and the bloodrin him sans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25
CRIME STIRS IRELAND.
Woman Receives Contents of Gun
Full in the Face.
'eign correspondence 81 The Star.

DtBLL>, December 10 1911.
News of a terrible crime in County
Clare has reached Dublin. the victim be-
ing Mrs. OMara. wife of a farmer re
siding i'm the district between Broadford
and O'Callaghan's Mills. and near Bodyke.
where evictions on a large scale TOOK
place many years ago. The woman =
husband has recently been under police
protection in connection with the taking
of some land.
The crime appears to have been con-
mitted in the most daring manner. Mr..
o Mara and her niece were sitting i'm tn.
kitchen in the evening when a knoCk
was heard al the door. Mrs. O'Mara pro
ceeded to open the door and on doing 81
she received the contents Of gun fired
point blank. and the result of another
shot the niece was seriously injured.
The police have far been unable TO
trace the criminal.