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The Washington times., 1911-03-25
SIGN UP, BURGLAR
IS GUIDED BY IT
He Does Not Smash Un-
locked Safe, as Owner
Had Requested.

Richard L. Elliott, flour and feed
dealer at 1706 Seventh street northwest,
has been anticipating for several years
that he might receive a visit from a
friendly burglar some dark night, and
lest the intruder wreck, the interior of
his office in the search for valuabIes,
he pasted this sign on his safe:
This safe is not locked. Don't break
the hinges or do any other damage"
When one of the bookkeepers opened
the office this morning IT was found that
Mr.. Elliott's expectations had been re,
allied, the burglar having dropped
around" last evening. Desk drawers,
filing cabinets, and other things which
Mr.. Elliott had carelessly locked when
he closed his establishment last night
had been ripped open and the contents
open, was intact, but a steel box hlled
with non-negotiable securities was miss
ing.
Mr.. Elliott found by an inventory that
his life insurance and fire insurance pa pa
pers had been stolen from his desk
drawers, while the steal box contained
1900 shares Of mining stock, real estate
notes for 81, 500, and Ave shares OF stock
In the Seal Package Ice Company. None
of the paper Is negotiable.
my safe is not burglar proof. ex-
planned Mr. Elliott. and have not Kept
any money or negotiable papers In II
for wears II is used simply TO protect
the books in case Of fire.
''I expected a thief would enter some
night, and rather than have him rip
things to pieces l put up a sign tnat
the safe was not locked. ! should nave
Thought this would have been sufflcient
hint that there was nothing OF Value IN
side
by breaking a transOm over large dou-
HE door in the rear of the storeroom.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
Work of Preparing
Troops to Move Goes
On In Ankle-Deep Mud

SAN ANTONIO. March 25.-Another
torrential rain last night and today has
made the camping around here more
than ankle deep and passage through
camp by vehicle almost impossible. De-
spite the extra work necessary to clear
the sea Of mud, resimental commanders
are delivering to the depot quartermas-
Ter all unnecessary impediments. so that
IL any intervention orders come they
may be prepared to entrain instantly
with war equipment.
Railroads are preparing hurriedly for
the movement of troops. Stock and
passenger cars In sufficient number to
get several regiments across the border
are being held and train crews are
said to have received orders TO hold
themselves in readiness to handle tbs
troop trains on a moments notice.
Reports from Leon Springs. where the
first brigade is maneuverinG, indicate
that the men are in pretty bad shape:
They carried only shelter tents. anc
were prepared to sleep on the ground.
Members Of The Fifteenth Infantry who
we're shot with anti-typhoid serum
the day before their long hike" are Il e
worst sufferers.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
DOCTOR PRESCR|BES
CUT|CURA REMEDIES
Says; 4 Have Great Faith in Cuti-
cura Remedies Now that ! am Con-
yinced of their Wonderful Merits,

IL wish TO let you know Of q couple Of
recent cures which have made by the use
Of the Cuticurs Remedies. Last August, MT.
- Of this city came to my ofice, troubled
with a severe skin eruption. At first could
not understand the nature Of the case until
had made a careful examination. finally
traced It to his occupation as he was a
painter and decorator. 1t was dermatitis in
its worst form. IL started with a slight erup-
tion and would affect most parts Of his body
thighs, elbows, chest, back and abdomen -
and would terminate In little pustules. The
would almost tear his skin apart. trying to
get relief | recomm ended all the various
treatments l could think of and be spent
about fifteen dollars on prescriptions but
nothing seemed to help him.
a'In the meantime my wife who was con
tinualIy suffering with slight skin trouble
and who had been trying different prescrip-
tions and methods with my assistance, told
me she was going to get some Of the CutlcuTa
did not know much about CuticuTa at that
time was doubtful whether 1t would help
her, Her skin would thicken, break and
bleed, especially on the hngers' ,I Mss SnG hl
permanently When she first applied the
warm baths of Cuticura Soap and applications
of Cuticura Ointment she saw DECIDED IN
provement and in few days she was COM
pletely cured ,
cura Rensedies 10 Mr.. -, and this was Vas
two months ago. | told him to wash with
warm baths Of the Cuticura Soap and 10
apply the Cuticura Ointment. generously.
Believe me. from the very first days use OF the
Cuticura Remedies he was greatly relieved
and to-day he is completely cured tnrougn
their use. have great faith In the Cuticurs
Remedies and shall always have good Eorn
for them now that ! am convinced OF thelr
wonderful me-i'-" (Signed) B. l. " hne-
head, MD, 2 'aTtmouth ST., Boston,
Mass, July - 0.
Cuticura Remedies are sold throughout the world
Potter Drug 4 Chem. Corp, Sole Props. Boston
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
JOHNSTON ShITTEN
BY HIS OWN WISDOM
Commissioner Breaks One
Law While Showing How
Well He Knew ALL,

Commissioner John A. Johnston, who
has general supervision of the Police
Department, was so anxious to show
his subordinates this afternoon that no
violation of law would go unnoticed
before his own eyes that he carelessiy
violated one police regulation wnile en-
forcing another.
Gen. Johnston was driving up Four
teenth street, near the District Build
ing, shortly before / o'clock, in mis- cleo
tric runabout, when he noticed snlail
white boy with a package of show bills
in his hand. Whether the boy was ac-
tually distributing the bills. which IS i'll
violation of police regulations, is mat
ter of veracity between the general and
the boy. The general says he was,
and the boy says he wasn't.
Anyway, General Johnston stopped
his automobile, took the law, or, rath-
er, the boy, in his own hands, and car
ried the alleged culprit to Police Head
quarters in his automobile.
1t happens that there are two broad
white marks on the pavement in front
OF the fourteenth and Thirteen-and-a-
half street entrances to the District
Building, where headquarters Is To-
Gated. In the police regulations it spe-
cifcally states that il is violation Of
Ia W TO leave an automobile standing be-
tween the lines.
The Commissioner was so much taken
up with the case in hand, that he for
got all about the chalk marks. He stop
ped his machine right in the middle OF
the lines. cut off the current. and took
the prisoner into Inspector Boardman
private office.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
DEATHS

McCREARY-suddenly. on Friday. March
"a 1911, at l:l5 o'clock, ALBERTUS, huS-
band OF Emma Miller McCreary.
Funeral services in the chapel at ]. VIII
liam Lees undertaking Establishment 3S2
Pennsylvania avenue northwest. on sun
day, March IS, at 3 p. m. Friends invited
to attend.
OKEEFE-On Wednesday, March q, 1911,
at 10 a. m.. at the residence OF Thomas
F. Herring. 90 Quincy place northwest.
JOHN j., husband of Lillian s. Okeefe,
aged thirty y-seven years.
High mass at ST. Martins Church, Sat
uriay. March %, at a. m. Relatives and
friends invited
sNTDER-on Friday. March "a 1911, at West
Cherrydale, Va, FRANCIS c., son of
George l. ard Della NJ. Snider, aged four
years one month and seven days.
, Funeral services Monday, $50 a. m, at
ST. Francis lie Sales Church, Langdon, ID.
c.
Cincinnati papers please copyO
sPRANKLE-On Thursday, March g. 1911,
at Wichita, Kan, DAVID NJ, son Of the
late Solomon and Sarah ]. Sprankle.
wOLF-Suddenly. on Friday, March "a. 1911,
at 1 a. m, JOHN WOLF, aged seventy
seven years. Remains at the chapel OF
Frank Geier's Sons. Ills Seventh street
northwest.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
Honduran Situation
Is Reported Improved

Encoura ging reports Of conditions IN
Honduras were received this morning
by the State Department. The military
affairs of the country. including the
very important matter of the payment
OF the troops, are said by Minister Mo
Creery at TeGuciSalpa. the capital to
be well controlled by Gen. Rafael Lopez
Gutierrez. who now has charge of tho
government. The payment of troops,
preliminary TO their discharge, has been
resumed after a temporary discontia-
uance.
President Designate Bertrand Is ev-
pected to reach Tegucigalpa today. Tie
situation at the capital is regarded as
satisfactory.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
Army Men Now Look
For Peace In Mexico
Or Armed Intervention

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 25.-The
resignation of the Mexican caoinet X
expected in army circles here to be tol-
lowed by speedy internal peace lot the
republic south of the Rio Grande or
armed intervention by the army.
shiejd the present movement of troops
under the guise of "maneuvers." They
admit candidly they expect marching Or
ders very shortly. They say the action
Of Diaz in attempting to force REFORMS
this late in the day will be taken by
the insurrectos as a sign Of weakness
and will be followed by more serious
outbreaks, rendering American inter-
vention Immediately imperative.
Many code kilograms arrived from the
War Department during the night tor
Major General Carter. They urged the
necessity of redoubling efforts to Whip
the division into shape.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
Junta Expects Diaz
Will Resign, General
Election to Follow

Ell PASO. Tex, March 25.-Sattsfac-
ton over the resignation OF the Mex
lean Cabinet today overshadOwed the
joy in revolutionary circles over the
sweeping victory Francisco Madero is
reported to have gained near Chs
huahua.
The junta here declares that the next
step tG~be expected is the resignation
of President Diaz and the calling Of a
new general election which will be con-
Quoted without restriction.
The junts today rushed coUriers into
the field TO notify Nadero Of the res
ignations. though it is not believed that
the insurgent leader will cease his pres
ent campaign.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
Il .IMLANTOUR GETS
SCEPTER OF DLAZ
Friend of Worlds Money Kings Looms Large in Future
. of Mexico and Will Rule as Dictator From
Treasury Department.

of his country His task is tre-
mendous one. Much will depend on
the immediate. development Of senti-
ment.
II Limantour is able to command
so much of the confidence of reolu-
tionary leaders as he believes is pos
sible, his new policy should greatly
weaken them. On the other hand, II
they decline to accept his professions
in good faith, the evidence that the
Diaz regime is crumbling may stir
them to renewed efforts.
destruction of the old regime, or
American Intervention to establish a
moderate government, satisfactory to
the worlds business interests and at
the same time less despotic than that
OF DiEz has been.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
"Catch-Penny" Schemes
DepIored By Pastor

Fairs. bazaars, rummage sales. and
other catch penny schemes oy
churches are deplored by the Rev. J. W.
smith, retiring pastor of the Epworth
NE, Church South, Seventh and A
streets northeast.
AT a reception given the pastor last
night by his congregation, the Rev.
smith congratulated his flock upon their
manner of raising funds by popular SUB
scriptions, without resorting TO other
schemes. Many officers OF church socie-
ties expressed regret at the loss of their
pastor, who will leave March D after
service Of four years in Washington.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
Two Held for Trial
On Charges of Theft

Two defendants were held for the
grand jury from United States Police
Court today on charges of breaking
and entering and larceny. John New
ton pleaded guilty to a charge of re,
moving a quantity of lead pipe and
plumbing fixtures from a vacant house.
He was held under 500 bond for the
grand jury.
Albert Cutler. with a record of two
terms in penitentiaries and one term in
reform school,. was held under 81, 900 col
lateral. Assistant District Attorney
Ralph Given asked for heavy securities:
Cutler Is accused of stealing a hat and
two coats from the hallway of John
McGuines, at 1901 ! street northwest.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
Sweeping Victory
Won By Insurgents;
Many Federals Dead

PREsIDIO. Tex. March 26 Cvia Maria.
Tex)-Nearly two hundred federal
troops lie dead on the plains near
Oiinaga today while victorious insur-
rectos, under the personal leadership OF
Francesca I. MaderO. are In control OF
the town with for'y prisoners OF war.
News Of this engagement. which took
place two days age. was brought here
bv a messenger to Gen. Jose de la Cruz.
The scout declared that the insurrectos
have taken strong positions near the
city Of Chihuahua.
From El Paso comes other dispatches
which report that 700 of the insurgents
have taken strong positions between
chihuahua and General Rabago's red
eral forces, who are still thirty miles
north of the city.
Rabago was on his way to relieve the
northern city when the insurrectos heard
of his coming, and interposed their
lines with view TO pushing an attack
on the city.
TECATE, Lower Cal. March 2.-Fed-
erals and insurrectos are fighting al Ie-
cate Hill. The attack began last nlgnI
when three sides of the federals posi-
ton were attacked simultaneously.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
Society at Launching
Of Costly Racing Yacht

CAMDEN, y. j., March 5.-Promi-
neut society reople OF New York and
Philadelphia attended the launching OF
Sybilla II, owned by J. Fred Belts. of
Philadelphia. aviator and sportsman,
AT the Mathis Yacht Building Com
pany's yard, at 1880 this morning. The
Yacht cost S2n.Ooo, and will: be entered
in the PhiladelphiaBerm race pext
JuUe
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
Sues for Divorce.

Mrs. Sarah r. Shelman today filed
suit for an absolute divorce in the Dis
trict Supreme Court against Berry Shul-
man, charging him with misconduct.
and naming a correspondent. They were
married August s, 1909. by Rabbi Silver
stone. r l.. Baltimore is attorney for
the plaintiff.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
Havana City Council
Deaf to ]. A. McCurdy

HAVANA. March e5.-The city council
today refused to consider the protect
ofAvIstou ]. A. D. McCurdy against
the awarding the Moro Castle fight
prize of 5000 to Rene Barrier. who
claimed to represent the American Aero
Club. McCurdy contended the flight
was not under the auspices Of any rec
oRnized club
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

Have you read the announcement of
the Barter and Exchange Department of
The Times. classified pages? For as
little as 15c you can exchange anything
from an old piece of furniture or clothes
to a house and lot for most anything you
want-or convert 1t into cash. Your
adv should be in by Sunday noon
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
Resident Architect for
Government at Hawaii

Hilo, Hawaii. is too far away for the
Treasury Department TO direct satisfac-
! torily the construction OF buildings II
was announced today. Henry d. Whit
\ field, of New York, an architect in
Scharge of the construction Of a public
1ibrary there, has therefore been en-
gagged as architect for the Federal build
sng at Hilo. Congress appropriated $780,
900 for the building.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS.
Your druggist will refund money II Pazo
Ointment fails to cure any case OF itching
Blind : Bleeding. or Protruding Piles in 9 to
IL days. Soc
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

sPIRITUALIST-First splritualist Church
i0ie Ninth ST. " W.. Pythian Temple
second floor $50 r. m. Address and messa ges
| by Mrs. Allen, Of Baltimore. AL invited.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
EDUCATIONAL
Mrs. Emily Frech Barnes,
Vocal Music, Piano, Elocution
l43 Eleventh Street Northeast.
Phone Lincoln 1879.

oEUTSCHER LEHRER erteIlt Unterrfchl n
Deutsch, Franzosisch. Spanisch- BOX a.
Times Office.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

FREE. positively free a 800 box Of Eel
logE's safe Fat ReduCer. to every sufferer
from fat just to prove that it actually re-
duces TO normal. docs It SAFELY. leaves
no wrinkles. and builds up your health al
the same time. Mail free coupon belo"
TO-DAY
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN SCIENCE-At
Rauscher's Hall. corner Of Connecticut ave.
and I, st " w. at 3:S0 p. m. Henry Harri-
son Brown. Of California. will deliver a lee
turp on the Fundamentals OF the New
Thought" Heating and ventilation OF hall
invited
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

YOUNG woMEN's CHRISTIAN ASsoCIA-
TION 18th and r SITS. ". W. Vesper service.
,.so Sunday. Leader Mrs. Edwin Munsell
Biiss Missionary Sunday, Topic, Girls OF
the Southern Seas"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-04-05

large square hall. formal reception
room; behind 1t a big living room that
was also library, then den, and
back Of all Gregorian dining room,
with windows high above the ground,
on the top floor Jim had studio, like
every other one l ever saw-perhaps
little mussier. Jim was really a
grind at his painting, and there were
cigarette ashes and palette knives
and buffalo rugs and shields every
where. 1t is strange, but when think
Of that terrible house, always see
the halls, enormous. covered with
heavy rugs, and stairs that would
have taken six housemaids to keep
in proper condition. dream about
those stairs, stretching above me in
a Jacobs ladder of shining wood and
Persian carpets, going up, up. clear to
the roof
The Dallas Rrowns walked; they
lived in the next block And they
brought with them a man named Har-
bison, that no one knew. Anne said
he would be great sport, because
he was terribly serious, and had tie
most exaggerated ideas of society and
loathed extravaganza, and built
bridges or something She had put
away her cigarettes since he had been
with them-he and Dallas had been
college friends-and the only chance
she had to smoke was when she was
getting her hair done. And she had
singed of quite lot-a burnt offer.
ing, she called 1t.
ITO az cnNr1NI1EnN
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CHAPTER u.
Tho WAY II Beaan

no way u o0SdHs
1t makes me angry every time l think
how l tried to make that dinner o
success. | cancelled theater en-
gagement, and 1 took the Mercer girls
in the electric brougham father had
given me for Christmas. Their chaue-
feur had been gone for hours with
their machine, and they had te}e.
phoned all the police stations without
success. They were afraid that there
had been an awful smash; they couli
easily have replaced Bartlett, as Lol-
lie said, but 1t takes so long to get
new parts for those foreign cars.
Jim had house well uptown, and Il
stood just enough apart from the
other houses to be entirely madden
ing later. 1t was threestory affair,
with basement kitchen and servants
dining room. Then, Of course, there
were cellars, as we found out after.
ward. On the first floor there was q
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SO hard later-the situation would
have been bad enough without that
complication.
They went abroad on their wedding
journey, and stayed several months.
And when Jim came back he was fat
ter than ever. Everybody noticed
1t. Bella had a gymnasium fitted up
in a corner Of the studio, bat he would
not use 1t. He smoked d pipe and
painted all day, and drank beer and
would eat starches or whatever It Is
that is fattening. But he adored
Bella, and he was madly jealous Of
her. At dinners he used tl5 glare at
the man who took her In, although 1t
did not make him thin. Bella was
flirting, too. and by the tims they had
been married year, people hitched
their chairs together anil dropped
their voices when they we're men
toned ~
Well, on the anniversary of the day
Bella left him-oh. yes, she left him
finally. She was intense enough about
some things, and she said 1t got on
her nerves to have everybody chuckle
when they asked for her husband
They would say, Hello, Bella! How's
Bubbles? Still banting?" And Bella
would try to laugh and I,ay. He
swears his tailor says his waist is
smaller, but If it is he must be grow
ing hollow in the back" But she
got tired of 1t at last. We'll. on the
second anniversary of BelIa's depart
ure, Jimmy was feeling pretty sglum.
and, as / say, am very fond of Jim.
The divorce had just gone through
and Bella had taken her maiden
name again and had had an operation
for appendicitis. We heard after
ward that they didn't find any ap-
pendix, and that the one they showed
her in a glass jar was not hers! But
II Bella ever suspected, she didn't
say. Whether the appendix was anon
ymous or not, she got box after box OF
flowers that were, and of course every
one knew that 1t was Jim who sent
them. T.
To go back to the anniversary; l
went to Rothberg's to see the collec-
ton Of antique furniture-llother
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Washington.

Drastic acticn was taken by Post
master General Hitchcock in effecting
a Reorganization of the railway mall
service. A round dozen of changes
Of the most important Offices in the
service were made by Mr.. Hitchcock
as a result Of long and careful in
vestigation and thorough considcra.
ton.
President Taft will be appealed to
if Secretary Of the Navy Meyer re-
fuses to accede to the protests Of the
pastors federation against the en-
craving of Brigham Young's statue on
the silver service to be presented by
committee Of Salt Lake citizens To
the battleship, Utah. This campaign
was decided upon at meeting C. the
federation, DR.. ]. ]. Muir, pastor of
the Temple Baptist church of this
city, presiding.
Executive clemency will not be ex-
tended at present to Charles w.
Morse, the New York banker, and
John r. Walsh, the Chicago banker,
who are serving fifteen and fve years
sentences, respectively, in Federal
penitentiaries, the former at Atlanta
and the latter at Leavenworth. The
president has had before hinl for sew
eral weeks applications in both cases,
and it was lea. LED that he will fol-
low the recommendations Of Attorney
General Wickersham
A new counterfeit ten-dollar Unit.
ed States note, Photographic pro-
dCction of the Buffalo note, not very
cleverly executed, was announced by
the secret service. 1t is of the 1901
series, bearing the portraits of Lewis
and CLARK, the back Of the note being
reddish brown instead of green
Approximately sS,0O00O0 loss was
sustained by the peach.growing indus.
try in the United States east of the
Rocky mountains last season from the
brown rot, scab and curculio, small
hettle, according to a department OF
agriculture bulletin. The loss was
about half the value of the crop. I.
The National Forest Reservation
commission, created under the Weeks
law, is ready to commence purchas.
ing lands for the creation of national
forests in the Appalachian and White
mountains, according to an announce
ment by the department ., agricul-
ture. Under the Weeks bill the secre
tary of agriculture was authorized to
examine, locate and recommend to
the commission for purchase OF such
lands as, In his judgment, may be
necessary for regulating the flow OF
navigable streams. The forestry ser.
vice has printed circular giving in.
formation.