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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-14
CHARGED WITH DISTURBANCE.

1t is alledged that free for all row
which had its inciplency Tues
day afternoon reached the climax
in the evening at the Oriental hotel,
when number Of qualifying adJeC-
tives of questionable origin, were
hurled about from one faction to
another, resulting iu the two dining
room girls, Iva Hinsley and Leila
Riley, both of Humboldt, being re-
leaved of their positions, and a
subsequent filing of complalnst this
forenoon by them with County At.
torney Smith charging the proprie-
tor and his wife, George Wagner,
Mrs. George Wagner, Frank Smith
waiter and Ellis B1tler, porter
with a disturbance. Although nc
definite first hand information. is
at hand it is understood that other
arrests are TO follow.
The incidents leading up to the
melee and the circumstances sur
rounding it if told in open court
as they were disclosed to the
police will require thick appli-
cation Of quick lime and O'f
Dutch Cleanser spnnkled we'll over
the room before the onlookers will
be able to stand the stencil.
According to the Chief Of police,
the first intimation that he hal that
conflict was brewing was in the
afternoon when travelling man
reported to him that the negro
porter at the Oriental had been
guilty of an attempted criminal
assault upon two dining rom sifls'
The Chief Immediately began an
investigation with the result that
Iva HinsIey and Lela Riley, the
two girls upon whom it was aledFed
tnat the attempted assault mad been
made, verified the statement Of the
travelling alesman. The girls gave as
heir reason for not reporting the
Incident to the police, that they were
afraid Of loosing their position.
According to the local policei they
we're Of the opinion tha5 the matter
had qaleted down, until last right
when it broke out anew. The infor-
nation reached them that. Butler the
porter. made an attempt to strike one
of the dining room girls whea by
stander attempted TO interfere ard
was pushed through door, resulting
in shatteriBg the glass, The police
were cllled In and suceeded-in re-
storing quiet Mrs. Wagner took
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-14
GNNHRESSMAN MIIGHELL pEAD

A. c. Mitchell, congressman from
the second district, died at hls home
in Lawrence, Friday. HIS death
was not unexpected and his bedside
was surrounded by his family in his
last hours. Mr.. Mitchell was a good
strong man and his death is loss
to the state.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-14

Ai5er having tiken good look
at the likeness>of Richard Parr the
nan respo0sibie-for convicdne the
sugar trust and now eugsged in
inpl.eaung millionaire smusglers,
IL mnst be said that b. eef,ainly
ought to be whole los better maa
than he looks.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-14

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slim this season.
One thing is certain, there is less
attention paid to the Thermometer
than last week.
Anyway the weather men said it
would be cooler even if they didn't
say anything about rain.
A man never falls so low but what
he will refer to his mother as being
the best woman that ever lived.
Nine doctors are attending King
Alfonso. That ought to do the
work about as soon as an anarchist
Here is an awful Old one but it
has not been sprung for long time
Did you ever see dead gray mule?
No more sprinkling of lawns in
Chanute. Well then what, pray, is
father to do when he comes from
work.
Going to Colorado for your vaca-
tion7 Well don't forget the post
card views with the snow in the back
grounds.
If it would not be OUT of order it
might be well to inquire how the
vegetarians are coming on since the
drought.
The harem skirt don't seem to be
divided much more than the repub
licans and democrats on this recip
rocitv business.
Most women can give their bust
measure in answer to a question
quicker than they can give their
husbands age.
Experiments sometimes succeed.
The casualties resulting from the
celebration of the Fourth were the
smallest in years.
Yes, but what about the poor doc
tor VINO from time immemorial has
been able to pay up two months
back rent on July 5th.
There is compensation in every
thing. You haven't had to run the
lawn mower since the middle of
May, now have you2
Anyway the dairymen have not
been accused of watering their milk
lately. The water has been about
as valuable as the milk.
There is one thing that elderly
married ladies love to refer to-:
Their eighteen-iach waists and their
number 8 shoes when they were
girls.
Sunday school teachefs seem to
be gaining ground. Al least there
are not 50 many boys robbing birds
nests IN order TO get q collection of
shells.
The first rule of wisdom may be
oknow thyself' but there are
whole lot of US who do not care
much for going over ummporIant
details.
You think that waiting for trains
is uresome. But did you ever try
TO fill your bathtub when all the
neighbois up the line were spfinkIing
their lawns2
Ny sense Of musical appreciation
IS really not wen developed but I
have no competitor in my enjoyment
II the tunes from the electric fan
this summer.
Harrah for Washington weather
department. 1t has sent out tele-
graphic story to the effect that iaiu
is needed very badly in Kansas and
Missouri. Nothing like having late
authentic inftmahOn of that
character.
Now Oklahoma win have a new
story to tell Of the enterprise Of her
citizens. At a celebration the other
day a pickpocket who was escaping
from an officer Of thelaw leaped in
20 balloon that was just leaving
The ground and at the point OF
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-14

Lee Kepler is building a neat
r.ttann on WesI Vain.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-14
CURRENT COMMENT ON COMMON THINGS

pray for rain at their morning SER
vices yesterday doubtless came to
the conclusion that they got some
very early returns.
Ever see man smile until it
reached aro md on the back side of
his cad and tied in a bow knot?
That's the business men and farmers
In and around Chanute.
If | am to judge by the sermons
delivered nowadays as compared
with those of a quarter century ago,
l am led to believe that hell is not
the tough place that it used to be.
Chanute is not up with the aver
age town Of its size in the state. 1t
has no citizens so far as is known
who claim to have an aeroplane
that will fly, with just little fixing.
Two Chanute men have draped
their lawn mowers in crepe. How
ever they are really not sorry. 1t
often happens that way with a man
who uses up several yards of crepe
to express his sorrow.
Topeka has adopted the slogan
"Topeka, Kan. Topeka WIZ.
This should suggest to the Phoenix
Arizona, Chamber of Commerce
something like the following
"Phoen;x. Ariz., Phoenix Has.
Can you write good limerick?
Clad that you can. No, we are
not planning to start contest but
merely wanted to suggest that the
Topeka Capital still has a vacancy
waiting 70, really good one.
Down at Erie when the fire
crackers were exhausted number
of revolvers were used In order to
keep up the noise. At Dewey when
the refreshments were exhausted the
crowd began on the creek water.
The good mothers of Hiawatha
are becoming alarmed because of
The prevailing style demanding such
a high waist line for their daughters.
Several of the young ladies have
been nearly choKed to death in that
town.
The harem skirt is not going to
be accepted by the civilized women
Of the land as was expected. How
ever the hoop sleeve is coming to
take its place. Always something
in the air 10 keep a woman guessing
what will come next.
Many man has made spectacle
of himself by undermining his con
stitution with red liquor but the Two
Sedgwick county men who have
undermined their farms with dyna-
mite have discovered new way of
attracting attention.
Humboldt aside from claiming
heat record also claims to have more
msn IN Jail at the county seat for
wife desertion than any other town
10 The state. Three men from Hum
boldt are in jail for wife desertion
aud another is wanted.
There are a good many people in
this world who are hard to please.
There is the man and woman in
Caapute who argue with each other,
one contendihg that waluuts All in
september and the other that they
hang on until December.
Considerable excitment is ram =
,,.,t IA and around Coff.vville since
tae workmem for the Kansas Nat
ural struck q vein Of ccal varying in
depth from fifteen to eighty feet
ia thickness a thousand feet below
the surface.
It's little late to mention it but
lf me next years skirts that take the
place Of the hobble are to be tLree
ynds around at, the bottom, the
women who annually make their
clothes over, are going to have to
be very saving Of The cloth.
The roller towel must go, the
The Washington times., 1911-07-01
.FAIRLAWN TO FORM
PARTOF ANACOSTlA
Old Christie Estate Divided and Streets and Building
Sites Are Laid Out-Eastern Development
Now Possible.

frame house in Elvin. road. August
Thurm has made alterations to his
dwelling at 23O7 Pennsylvania avenue;
The John Bickings estate, at Good
Hope has had built several green
houses. John T. Waters has obtained a
permit to remodel his premises at 6S
Summer road.
William Chew, colored, living beyond
the Morris road, gave himself up to
Mounted. Sergeant c. A. Stevens last
night, while he was on his way TO the
police station at Anacostia. He said he
believed he had injured his wife while
engaged in a scuffe with her. The
woman, It was later found, had not
been injured, and Chew was released.
Much interest is being manifested
locally in the meeting on July II, in
Rochester, n. Y, of the Imperial Coun-
eli of the Order of the Mystic Shrin.
Adoiphus GUIDE, of Anacostia, the po-
tentate Of Almas Temple, Order Of the
Mystic Shrine, will then become one of
the Imperial Council. Among those who
expect to be present are Mr.. and Mrs
Maurice Otterback. Robert F. Brad
bury, Capt. Robert f. Cook, and Charles
A. Stevens.
The first band concert of the season
in Anacostia was given last evening by
the Engineer Band in Logan Park, and
over 1000 residents assembled to hear
the program.
The Washington times., 1911-07-01
CAPITAL WOMANS
BODY RECOVERED
FROM SH|PWRECK
Mrs. @. F. Williams One of
Two Passengers Lost
in Pacific.

The body of Mrs. G. F. Williams, the
Washington woman, who fell overheard
when the steamer Spokane foundered
Thursday night in Seymour Narrows.
l25 miles north of Vancouver. British
Columbia, has been recovered
Mrs. Williams lived at poi r street,
with her husband. who is a member of
the Metropolitan Club, and two daugh-
ters, Dorothy and Gertrude. Leaving
here three weeks ago they were en-
route to Alaska, when the vessel was
wrecked by striking Ripple Rock in
raging ebb tide.
OF the l4S passengers Mrs. Williams
and Mrs. j. F. Strauss, of Philadelphia,
were the only ones lost. The others
were transferred in small boats, wnere
they camped on the rocks until rescued
today.
! When the Spokane, northbound 20
southeastern Alaska, struck the rock
about midnight a panic ensued. With
water, pouring in the hold the vessel
was driven to shallow water in the bay,
helpless in a twelve-knot tide.
After transfer of the passengers to
shore the vessel was abandoned yester
day afternoon.
Mrs. Williams has been prominent III
Washington as a member Of the winter
colony. Three years ago their r street
residence was built. A married daugh-
ter, Mrs. Wallace Mines, lives at Cape
Town, Africa. The engagement of her
daughter. Miss Gertrude 10 Frederick
Faust recently was announced.
The Washington times., 1911-07-01
Germania Club Gives
Welcome to o. g. Sonneck

The Germania Club, whose members
had already individually told their
president, o. G. Sonneck, they were
glad to see him again after his trip
to Europe in the interest of the Con-
gressional Library, has given him Of
icial assurance of their affection and
respect for him. They entertained him
at a reception at Losekam's last
Mr. Sonneck, who is the chief of the
music department at the Library.
spent some time abroad doing work
for the Library. He told the mem
bers Of the Germania Club about 1t in
an Interesting speech in which he also
told them how happy he was to be at
home again with his friends. DR.. H.
G. Boyer, Z. S. N, the first vice pres
ident; Alex w. Brinck, the financial
secretary, and Carl A. Droop. the
| treasurer, made speeches of welcome.
Those present were Mr.. Sonneck, DR..
| Beyer, Alex w, Brinck, DR.. e. A. Sell
| hansen. Kurt Voelckner, DR.. G. Jphn
Stutz, George w. Spier, DR.. B. Hirzek
Prof. Hugo Kuerschner, DR.. II. h. g.
Meyer, DR.. Champion, Gustav Bender,
| E. Bruncken, c. A. Droop, p. V. Erm-
er, DR.. Anton Gloetzner. Albert Goen-
ner. DR.. S. c. Grazer. Prof. Heinrich
Hammer, John Hansen, and Anton
| Karl.
| The other officers OF the club he
| sides those named are pr. Meyer, sec
ond vice president; Anton Karl third
vice president; Emil V. Ermert, sec
retary. b
The Washington times., 1911-07-01
Wife Seeks Committee
For John w. Lanahan

John W. Lanahan. member CT a
wealthy and prominent Maryland fam
'ly. was tuday cited in an action by
his wife, Mrs. Ella F. Lanahan. to ap-
pear July before a iurv in the District
Supreme Court on n charged Of habttua
drunkenness
To appoin: a committee for Lanahan
said to be mentally incapacitated from
excessive use Of liquor, to take charge
Of his s30. 900 estate. is said to be Mrs
I.anahan's object. She is q clerk in tnt
Treasury Department. and resides with
her daughter at 1871 Newton street
northeast.
Inability to care for his property be-
cause of prOtrncted drunkenness is
charged against Ianahan by his vile
If the Jury tinds him a hcbitual DRUNK
ard. committee will be appointed tc
take charge of his property.
Mrs. Lanahan is represented by At
torneys Wilton J. Lambert and r. II
Yeatmar, who say Lanahan has wealthy
relatives living in Baltimore. lie is SAID
10 Je the son of the Rev. John Lana
han, founder of the Methodist Booh
Concern. and a nephew of Thomas w
I.anahan. a wealthy Baltimore lawyer
The Washington times., 1911-07-01
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ANAcOSTIA, D. c., JULY


Great changes have been wrought dur
ing the week, in the appearance OF the
Christie estate, which lies between the
Eastern branch and the Good Hope road.
1t is to form one of the most important
additions ever made. to the town OF
Anacostia.
Oscar C. Brothers. jr., who has be-
come the owner of the tract of more
than l2O acres, has been active In
having the property prepared for the
market On July 1t will be formally
placed on sale. The streets and build
ing sites have been laid out, and trees
and shrubbery have been removed.
The development Of 'Fairlawn" has
been long declared by real estate opera
tors as the one thing needed to round
out the town OF Anacostia and give
stimulous to it's growth in an easterly
direction.
Charlotte NJ. Pitts has begun the erec-
ton of a two-story frame dwelling near
Valley place and nichols avenue. john
son Hardy has completed extensive i'm
provements to his home, 1906 V street.
Thomas E. Reardon is erecting two
story brick dwelling in Shannon place.
c. E. Howard is building a two-story
The Washington times., 1911-07-01
THIRTY THOUSAND
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
HAVE HALF HOLIDAY
Quit Their Respective Tasks
for an Afternoon of
Recreation.

Approximately 10000 men, women, and
children employed in the District of
Columbia by the Federal and District
Governments left their desks, and pens
and papers, picks and shovels and
spades. their engines and derricks. ac-
cordingIy as they were employed, at
1880 o'clock this afternoon for their
first half holiday of the. summer.
They will have the half holiday every
Saturday afternoon until September 30.
The advent of the Saturday half holi-
day Is notable event among Govern
ment employees. 1t IS especially no.
table this year. In most years they find
Tune not 50 onercus a mouth to work
in, but the June that was ended last
night was one of the hottest that WASH
ineton has ever known. The half holi-
daY-it really amounts TO four hours
means more than ever before. Some
time ago. in fact. during the hottest
weather Of June, there was talk Of a
general petition for the half holiday
season to begin earlier than usual. This
petition did not materialize. however,
and the standing order for half holidays
to begin July ! was of status quo.
!. The Civil Service Commission report
ed that there were about 26,000 or 1900
classified competitive employees in
the District. and these, with the labor
eTs. who are not classlned, make ABOUT
5000 having the benefit of the half
holiday. The half holiday ruling also
affects numerous Government employees
outside the District, mainly depart
mental employees who are abosent on
field work.
The Library of Congress will be closed
Saturdays at o'clock. The order comes
from the office of Chief Clerk Allen X.
Boyd, being effective also as to the
Copyright Office and the Law Library
r. ~ the dQV
and evening forces of the reading room
will be alternated, so that every other
Saturday will be a whole holiday for
them.
On days other than Saturday. the law
library at the Capitol will be closed at
4 % az during the summer
The Washington times., 1911-07-01
.REPUD|ATED BY KIN
AND FACING PRISON .
SHE HAS NO WORRY
Mrs. Mary J. Wilson Laughs
and Chats at Her
Hearing.

Failure to secure bond in the sum OF
s., ,0OO has resulted In Mrs. Mary j. VIII
son being locked up in Jail. The young
widow who confessed to opening reg
istered letter and abstracting a money
order while working for F. E. Camp
bell, the druggist, who conducts pos
tai substation, does not seem to fully
realize the seriousness of her plight al
though night and dav in Jail nave
brought her nearer to this.
Mrs. Wilson laughed and chatted with
a reporter sitting beside her at her
preliminary hearing before United
States Commissioner A. H. Taylor. and
did not seem to mind the fact that none
of her family has come to her aid In
this time. Her family has, in fact, no"
repudiated her.
'.She shall never darken Cur door
again" declared her mother. Mrs.
George Darcy. of SO31 o street. George
town.
Put Mrs. Darcy, for all her indigna-
ton against The girl for bringing dis
grace on the family name. is not hall
so bitterly disposed toward her as is
Mrs. John C. Walton. of 4325 Kansas
avenue. Petworth. Mrs. walton be-
!ieves that it was Mrs. Wilson herself
who telephoned to a morning neWspa'
per the announcement Of Mrs. Wilson'S
cngasement to John c. Walton. jr.
This youth is n high--scnool boy MOI
vet eighteen years of age and SIX
years younger than Mrs. Wilson. Iike
the other youths in the neighborhcod
the sight of Mrs. Wilson behind the
counter in the Campbell drug. store, al
1908 Georgia avenue, was fairly attrac'
tive, ard he chatted with her a few
times. The acquaintance did no'
rarement were far from his head, he
Friends Of the Walton family regard
the sequence of events as most forta.
nate. In the morning the engagement,
Is announced of the boy and the young
woman who is twice a widow. In tht
afternoon she is arrested for serious
offerse to which she makes confession
The Washington times., 1911-07-01
LEAVING OLD JAIL
LIKE OUTING FOR !,
WOMEN PRISONERS
Fifty Now Are in Custody
of Superintendent at
Occoquan.
It's Just like going or a summer va

TITS Just like going or a summer va
cation"
This remark was made by one Of ths
women prisoners transferred from thu
grim walls of the old jail and of1,
workhouse to the District Institution ay
Occoquan. Fifty women today are par
taking of Supt. w. II. Whittaker's hos
pitality, and on Monday the number
will be increased by twenty.
In arranging for the reception On
women prisoners, Superintendent Whit
taker is planning to carry into effect
number of reforms already in opera
ton in the mems quarters. One Of the
first will be change in uniform. The
women at the old workhouse were
dressed on nondescript garment, a
color. described by the superintendent as
faded blue"
Mr.. Whitaker has not decided def
nitely upon the new uniform, but 1t
will be light in color, probably of white
duck
The women will be entirely under the
supervision Of officials and guards o.
their own sex The folio wing appoint
ments were announced today by II
Commissioners: Mrs. L. Z. Bernsdorf
assistant superintendent; Rosa B. wn
son, receiving officer. and M E. Re-
petit. N. Ellen Monk, Elizabeth NJ.
Dixon, Anna c. Lyles, Mary R. Ford,
Bathia Anderson, Mary z. Hosmer, and
Gertrude Berry, officers
The women are housed in a separate
building. having accommodations for 125
prisoners. A separate administration
building is provided for the officers and
guards.
The work Of the women will consist Of
making clothes for both the men and
women prisoners, Laundering. and tend
ing to the flower gardens and flowers
ard walks of the institution.
Opportunities for recreation will be af-
forded the women and other methods OF
reform instituted. AS the result of these
Superintend ent Whitaker hopes to have
model institution.
The Washington times., 1911-07-01
Funeral of Band Leader
Haley. This Afternoon

(. Full Masonic honors marked the
funeral services for William A. Haley.
widely-known musician and band lead
Or, which were hold at 2:S0 o'clock this
afternoon in the family residence, 1907 T
street northwest.
The services were in charge of
Evangelist Chapter, Rose Croix. The
Rev. William Taylor Snyder, chaplain
of the Scottish Rite Masons, will Of
,tficiate. mterment will be in Oak Hill
Cemetery.
: tn following members OF Local No.
l6kA merican Federation of Musicians,
Of hich Mr.. Haley was a member
acted as pallbearers: Henry F. smith, 4.
Feuth, J. n. Pistorio, J. G. Frazier, C.
0NNIills, John Maecker. and c. B.
ScHofeld., ....
The members of the Masonic order
who ofdciated are: Allen Buss ius
wise master; J. Mcintosh, senior war.
den, and E. E. Simpson, junior warden
The Washington times., 1911-07-01
Public Library Is to
Have Double Holiday

The Public Library will be closed to-
morrow and also on the Fourth Of July.
otherwise its schedule will be un-
changed during the summer. July
and Christmas are the only holidays
that the library takes. for 1t is kept
open even on Sundays, with the excep-
ton OF tomorrow.
The summer schedule for the child
ren's library became effective today.
They aref rom a. m. to 1890 p. n.
and from 20 $50 o. m. Tho arrange
ment will enable the library assistants
to do extension work at the play
grounds.
The Washington times., 1911-07-01
Public Gets Two Weeks
To Get Dog Licenses

Warning to watch out for Samuel
Einstein Is issued to dog owners who
delay longer than two weeks in get
ting a new license and tag. The dog
license year began today. but Pound
master Einstein will not get busy
with his nets for at least two weeks,
in order to give the public an oppor-
tunity to comply with the necessary
requirements for the safeguarding OF
their pets.
The zee is 50 a year. and If the an
imal is impounded for not having a
license, a charge of 81 is made for
release.
The Washington times., 1911-07-01
Sydney E. Mudd Gets
Permanent Appointment

Permanent appointment of Sydney E.
Mudd, jr.. son of former Representa-
tive Mudd of Maryland. and former
Georgetown athlete. as Assistant Uni
ted States District Attorney, was made
today by United States District Attor-
ney Clarence Wilson.
Since February l Mr.. Mudd has been
serving under District Attorney Wilson
by special detail from the Department Of
Justice.
District Attorney Wilson has also ap-
pointed William Gilchrist a clerk in his
office. Salaries of Assistant District
Attorneys may be raised.
No successor to Assistant District
Attorney Charles Turner, who resigned
a few days ago, has been selected. Mr..
Turner's resignation Is not effective un-
III September 10.
The Washington times., 1911-07-01
Nebraska ProgressiVes
Deny They Support Taft

Reputation of the statements made
recently in Washington by Franklin A.
Shotwell, secretary of the Progressive
Republican League of Nebraska, that
President Taft would be supported for
denomination by Nebraska progressives.
came in a telegram to Representative
Norris of Nebraska today.
"At a meeting at Lincoln tonight" t"
the message said, 'it was unanimously
agreed that Franklin A Shotwell was
not authorized to speak for the league,
and that his Washington interview
does not represent the views of the
league