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The Washington times., 1911-08-25

expressed his regret at the prospective
loss of DR.. Myers to the Washington
schools, and said that mis- place would
be difficult to fill owing to the scarcity
of men trained for positions as heads
Of manual training schools.
His going is a distinct loss t. the
schools said Mr.. Davidson, "and his
place will be hard to fll because men
have not been particularly prepared in
schools and colleges to fill places as
heads of manual training schools"
DR.. Davidson explained that the posi-
ton to whihc DR.. Myers goes will give
him especial prominence in educatiCn-
al circles throughout the county. The
Normal Manual Training School in
Kansas, he said, is the first school of
its kind under State control, designed
for the training Of manual training
cchool teachers, and It is already at
tracing the attention of the whole
country.
DR.. Myers resides at the Revere ap-
artment house, Twelfth and IN streets
northwest. He and Mrs. Myers today
are preparing to move to their new
home in the Western city.
DR.. Davidson could make no annuonce-
ment today of who would be DR.. Myers
successor. He is now investigating that
question.
The Washington times., 1911-08-25

Hfbbs & Co., bankers, reported that
woman giving the name of Florence
Morse had passed a bad check at the
Institution for $40. Woodward & 10th
rop reported that a woman giving the
name OF Margaret Cox had cashed
check there for $50. In each instance
the description of the woman was iden-
tical.
Names Used on Checks.
At Woodward & Lothrop's she said
she was downtown on a shopping tour
and needed some money to make sew
eral purchases. AS the heals OF the
firm we're not in their Offices at the
time the cashier referred her to the
manager, to whom she represented she
was known personally TO Mr.. Wood
ward He was convinced that she ives
telling a straight story. A Few days
later the check came back. the bank
having refused to honor II.
According to the police. the woman
forged the names Of the following per-
sons: NJ. NJ. Mclean, clerk In the
Land Office; Paul II. Moncure, a clerk
in the Department of Commerce ana
Labor; Sherman s. Slick. clerk In the
Census Bureau. and MISS Bertha H.
Caron, a District school teacher.
The woman Is about thlrty-nVe years
old. five feet seven inches tall. and
weighs about lGO pounds. She has dark
hair and complexion, and was well
dressed Police of all large cities have
been asked to maintain a lookout Tor
her
The Washington times., 1911-08-25
PRINCIPAL MYERS
TO RESIGN FROM
M'KINLEY SCHOOL
Will Go To Kansas, Where
He Has Accepted a
Position.

DR.. George E. Myers, principal of the
William Mckinley Manual Trainins
School, has been elected principal OF
the Normal Manual Training School. OF
Plttsburg, Kansas. at a salary of $3.50
a year. and will assume his new duties
September l.
Dr. Myers today rendered his resigna
ton as principal of the Mckinley school
TO take effect at once.
Early this month a committee of the
State Board of Regents, of Kansas, OF
which Sheffield Ingalls,, son of the for
mer Senator, is president, came to
Washington in the course OF a tour OF
several cities in search Of a man for
the place, and interviewed DR.. Myers.
AT the conclusion of the interview the
committee rendered him the position,
which he has just accepted.
Later, upon recommendation of DR..
w. M. Davidson, superintendent of
schools, Charles p. Cary, State superin-
tendent of schools of Wisconsin, came
to Washington and offered DR.. Myers
similar place in Wisconsin.
In neither instance did DIR. Myers
seek an outside position, but in both
cases his prominence as head of the
Washington school served TO bring the
offers to him. His new position pays
N'We year more than he is receiving
DR.. Myers came to Washington about
hve years ago, and has since been
principal Of the Mckinley School He
was educated at Ottawa University,
Ottawa, Kan. Afterwards he took the
degree of master Of arts at Chicago
University. and then took a position
as teacher in the Colorado Springs High
School. from which he was promoted 10
principal. He resigned that position to
work for Phi. d. degree at Clark Uni
Versity, Worcester, Mass, which was
conferred upon him two years later. In
1906. 1t was just after being graduated
with the doctors degree that he came
TO Washington.
Superintendent Davidson this morning
The Washington times., 1911-08-25
Funeral of ]. c. Price
To Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for J. Clarence Price.
attorney and banker. who ended his life
early yesterday morning by shooting
himself in the head with a revolver,
will be held at the family residence, u
Fourth street southeast, at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
The services will be conducted by the
Rev. Henry France, pastor of Trinity
Methodist Church. Interment will be
In Rock Creek Cemetery. The pail
bearers will be selected from Mr.. Prices
business associates and officials Of the
banks with which he was connected
Mr.. Price was a member Of the law
firm Of Lester & Price. His partner,
Wharton E. Lester, Is now in Europe.
He has been notified by cable of his
partners death, and Is expected to re-
turn to this country Immediately.
Mrs. Price is prostrated as a result
of her husbands suicide. She Is under
the care Of a physician
The Washington times., 1911-08-25
WOMAN SW|NDLER
HAS LEFT CAPITAL,
DETECTIVES THINK
Under Several Aliases, She
Obtains Over $1OO On
Bad Checks.

Accused Of obtaining s125 by means Of
four alleged worthless checks, a woman
OF apparent refinement and education,
who used half a dozen aliases while she
was operating in Washington, but
whose real Identity is a mystery, Is
being sought today by detectives. The
police say they are convinced she has
left the city.
There was nothing about the woman's
appearance to suggest the professional
female swindler and the stories she told
were so plausible that she experienced
little difficulty in getting the checks
cashsd. Her success is attributed by
the police to the fact that she presented
checks for small amounts.
Uses Different Names.
Giving the name Of May Carter the
woman succeeded in cashing a check
late in July at the Washington Loan
and Trust Company. The forgery was
not discovered until two days ago, and
in the meantime 1t developed that the
same women under the name of Lollie
Jones had cashed a check at the same
bank about the middle of August. The
checks aggregated SIS.
The first complaint was made against
the woman about a week ago. w. B.
The Washington times., 1911-08-25
REPAIRS ORDERED
IN FACE Of FORT
HUNT ABANDONMENT
Advertisement For Bids
Seems To Conflict With
Army Plans.

Repairs and improvements to Fort
Hunt. Va, are to be made this fall by
Lieut.. d. C. Cordiner. Coast Artillery
Corps. the post quartermaster.
Just why this is to be done is not
clear, in view of tn fact that Fort Hunt
is to be abandoned as a military forti-
fication, and the army and navy Of
ficers are considering a gun test on
the fortihcations
Lieut.. Cordiner has advertised for
The Washington times., 1911-08-25
Mclean Horses Win
Bar Harbor Prizes

Eight prizes were won yesterday by
horses exhibited by Edward B. Mclean,
Of Washington, at the final day of the
Bar Harbor Horse Show. Scores OF
Washingtonians now at Bar Harbor
for the summer attended the show. No
other Washington entries were MADE
Mr. McI,ean's horses took prizes in the
heavy harness, victoria harness, runa-
bout. tandem, novice heavy harness,
hackney, and variety heavy harness
classes.
The Washington times., 1911-08-25

500 Harpers Ferry, Martinsburg; s1.ss
Berkeley Springs; $500 Cumberland ana
return Aug q, Baltimore e. Ohio. Spe-
-Advt.
The Washington times., 1911-08-25

s1.as Baltimore and Return, Baltimore
& Ohio. Every Saturday and Sunday
All trains both ways, both days, except
ROYAL Limited. The y. s. A. aviation
field and flights at College Park are
within full view of passing trains on
this road.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1911-08-25

sI.aS to Baltimore and Return,
Saturdays and Sundars via Pennsyl
vania Railroad. Tickets good to return
until Sunday night. All regular trains
except the Congressional Limited" 81
-Advt
The Washington times., 1911-08-25

$a.oo Luray, Va, and Return, Sunday,
Aug. 2. Baltimore e. Ohio Special
train leaves Union Station Sis a. M
Advt.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24
A Youna Fireman.

Naly Reese and his little brother.
Earl. were alone In their house In
Manor. Pa. when one OF them acci-
dentally set fire 10 the window cur
tain. The curtain Jared up I'm an I'm
slant. and Naly ran outdoors. calling
for help. Naly Is eight years old. and
boys no older than that cannot be ex-
pected to fight fires They cannot be
expected 10. but sometimes they do.
Earl is only six years old. but he was
old enough 10 be brave boy. He did
not run after his brother. He pulled
at the burning curtain. got 1t down TO
the floor and then rolled II up. burn
ing as Is was, and stamped on II. When
some neighboFs hurried into the house
they found that tho fire was out and
that Earl was sitting on the floor by
the side cf the charred curtain and
crying because his hands were burned
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24
up TO Snuff.

We have a habit OF saying OF a per-
son who knows how to make the most
OF opportunities that he Is up 10
SNUFF"
When we associate the powdered to-
bacco which people put into their
noses with this expression II appears
10 have small sense.
The reason lies further back In the
origin OF the word snufr itself. Snuff
fen is the German for smell II for
merly meant not only 10 identify odors
by means OF the nose. but 10 scent a
thing-that In. 10 discern a thing. ITO
smell a rat" and ION the right scent"
both have their origin In this. Thus
''up TO SNUFF means up 10 a superior
standard OF discernment. or the ability
10 follow a clew, etc.
Accordingly the expression has a
deal more sense In II than appears ut
first glance.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24
Tn. Champion speIler.

Laura Robinson, who IL twelve years
old aud lives In Blackwell. Okla. Is
the best speler In the state. She
proved this by defeating every other
contestant at the state spelling bee
held recently at Chickasha. The bee
was conducted by the state board Of
education. and a medal was offered
for the winner. Almost every county
In the state sent It's champion speller.
The contest began az 4 80 In the after
noon and lasted until IL. with only a
short intermission for supper, and
then II began at 8 o'clock the next
morning and continued until o'clock,
when the little girl from Blackwell
was the only one of the contestants
who had not been spelled down. Then
she got the medal.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24
FOR The CHILDREN.
Discord In Church.

A goose. a frog. a cat. dog.
All went TO church one day.
The goose went on ahead. The rest
All followed on this way.
When they got there they heard the choir,
And all began 10 sing
The goose. the frog. the cat. tho dog.
Twas such a funny thing.
The goose went "Cackle, cackle-hissW
/ can't tell how just now.
The frog went "Peepl" the cat went,
New"
The dog went, Bow-wow-wowr'
The verger wouldn't have them there.
He turned them out. and then
The goose. the frog. the cat. tho dog.
Went walking home again
Scraps.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24
The RIusiaY.

II every bird told his name as plain
iy as does the bluejay we should have
little trouble In knowing them all.
"Jay-jay." be calls. with seeming de-
sire that every passerby notice him.
IL would be hard 10 overlook this
sprightly fellow anyway. His blush
back and crest and his beautiful blue
wings and long tail. which show white
markings when he flies. all make him
a very noticeable bird The Jay Is a
most inquisitive chap. he hops around
In the treetops and examines every
thing be sees. even the nests OF other
birds. And when he finds something
OF interest he screams a loud lay"
and all his companions gather In TO
enjoy the fun. When an owl is dis
covered the jays have a great time
teasing the poor fellow. for. as they
know. he hates 10 be chased about In
the daylight by a band OF screaming
blue rowdies. In the nesting season,
which has already begun. the blueJay
settles down and makes an ideal par
ent The nest is rather large loose
collection OF twigs, string. paper and
grass and is placed In shrub or fork
Of a tree.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24
PRISON TERMS FOR TWO
Miss LodaVine Miller and Brother Con.
vIeted OF Conspiracy.

At Chicago Thursday Miss Lodavine
Miller and her brother. Attorney J.
Marion Miller. who swindled Tommy"
Fouikes. the sentimental Iowa farmer,
out OF about all his considerable rich
es while he was under spell wrought
by the charms OF Miss Miller. we're
found guilty OF conspiracy. They will
have 20 serve sentences OF from one
70 ten years in Joliet prison.
According 10 Foulkes Miss Miller
induced him 10 turn over TO her ST..
900 and two farms worth $4,000.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24
KNOX BEFORE COMMITTEE
Secretary Throws No Light Upon
r-,, pay Portrait Voucher Case.


Secretary Knox was before the house
committee on expenditures in the state
department Secretary Knox testified
concerning the so-called Day portrait
case He thereupon laid before the
committee the long.iost voucher for
s2,450 and other documents In tho
case that have mysteriously feaB-
peared after having been missing for
-nvs yenfS SxESIaa-'
The documents submitted by secre.
tary Knox throw no definite light
upon the final disposition OF the ST..
500 that was paid out by the treasury
ON the voucher over and beyond the
$3.50 charged by Albert Rosenthal, the
Philadelphia artist for painting the
portrait OF William II. Day. then secre-
tary OF state and now associate justice
OF the supreme court.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24
MORE POSTAL BANKS NAMED
Incomplete Reports Show 100000 on
Deposit In These institutions.

Chicago Heights. ILL.,, is 10 have a
postal savings bank. II is among the
fifty postofiices designated to have
depository on July 10. Among q
other Offices selected are Granite City
and Madison. H.; LaPorte and Whit.
ing, Ind; LeMars and Waverly. Ia.
and Hancock and lshpeming. Mich.
Incomplete reports received at the
postoffice department indicate that on
June the deposits in postal savings
banks in the ninety-three Offices then
In operation were approximately $500.
oOC. This Is regarded as a remarkable
showing. In view OF the fact that all
the Offices were in small towns.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24
The Fountain,

There was once a child who saw a
fountain playing.
How long do you playT she said.
"All dayy replied the fountain, play
ing merrily.
How idle" said the child. II
would not play mi day If could. DO
you never work. ,ss.'--Ig l.sSl~ZlE
Certainly ] work" replied the
fountain. Il work all day long"
But you are always playing" said
the child. playing Is not work"
"Ah. WELL" replied the fountain.
''it's all the same TO me. | sparkle
and shower and have the most glo-
rious time. ! am playing all the time
/ am working. and it's the gayest kind
of life, Why don't you get some
fun out OF your work too2"
Fun" replied the child. "No. in
deed. / wouldn't think Of such 9
thing" And she turned away.
The fountain dashed a merry dick
Of spray after her. and the drops
laughed as they fell into the water.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24

Is there anything inlall this world
that is Of more importance TO You than
good digestiony Food must be eaten
70 sustain lite and must be digested
and converted into blood. When the
DIGESTION fails the whole body suffers
Chamberlain Tablets are rational
and reliable cure for indigestion
They increase the flow OF bile. purify
the blood. strengthen the stomach. and
tone up the whole digestive apparatus
30 natural and healthy action. For
ale by Sam Bridges.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24
Leapfroo.


This Is the simplest but one OF the
best OF overback games. The play
ers stand behind each other. forming
a long line The first player In the line
makes a back. the second leaps over
and makes n back few feet farther
on. the first one still remaining down.
The third player goes over the first
one. then the second. and in his turn
makes back few feet beyond the
second one. and this is continued I'M
II al The line gre down. Then the
boy who made the 6rst back starts
again and leaps each Of the backs and
makes another back beyond the end
OF the line, the next player follows
suit, and thus a continually advancing
line OF backs is formed The whole
fun OF this game lies in It's being play
Cd with spirit; uc1g1-T!-r-'T-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24
DIRECT VOTE FOR U.
5. SENATORS WINS
Senate Passes Resolution for
constitu .ionaI Amendment.
Resolution Adopted Carries with 10
so-calied erlstow Amendment,
Retail ing Slight Fed
4. eral Control.

An amendment 10 the constitution
direct vote is proposed by a resolu
ton which the United States senate
has passed.
Tie action OF the senate marked the
successful elimination OF an effort
that has extended over more than q
quartersof century 20 bring this
question before the state legislatures.
The resolution was passed by the sen.
ate by vote OF Ga TO "a, two-thirds OF
those present. or SO. being necessary
10 carry the proposition.
The resolution as adopted, however,
carried with II the so-called Bristov
amendment which necessitates It's re-
turn TO the house OF representatives.
which had already passed H. II the
house acts favorably upon the resolu-
ton in its amended form. which seems
likely. II will go TO the states for rati-
fcation as an amendment to the Unit
ed States constitution.
The Bristow amendment aims TO re-
tain in the federal government power
to prescribe the manner, time and
place OF holding elections for United
States senator's The southerners OPP
posed the amendment on the ground
that II would give the federal gov
eminent power TO interfere with the
so-called grandfathers clauses in the
copstitutions OF the southern states.
The vote on the Bristow amendment
was a lie, "A to A.. and Vice President
Sherman cast the vote which tackled
the amendment 20 the resolution.
Upon the vice president alone may
eventually rest the responsibility for
the failure OF the resolution, for south
err senators declared that II would
never be accepted in fits present form
by the legislatures of southern states.
These are the senators who voted
against the resolution on the final
passage: Bacon, Bankhead Brande-
gee, Burnham, Crane. Dillingham;,
Fletcher, Foster, Gallinger. Hepburn,
Johnston. Lippitt, Lodge Lorimer, oil.
yer. Page, Penrose, Percy, Richardson,
Root Smoot, Terrell Williams and
Wetmore
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24

In Los Angeles there is a cae named
Polly. and she had four kittens. Three
OF them were taken away from her.
and she felt unhappy. She reused her
self long enough TO Kill rat. and then
she found that there were three little
motherless rats left in a soft nest She
had had n good meal. and 30 she did
not eat them. She adopted them. She
took each one In her mouth and car
ried II to her own bed. where the lone
kitten remained. and when she had
made her family complete she set
about taking care Of them. People
came for miles around TO look at the
cats and the rats and take pictures OF
them.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24
YOUR NEIGHBOURS EXPERIENCES

YOUR NEIGHBoR EXPERIENCE
How you may profit by IL Take
Foley Kidney Pills Mr.. J. Q. Van
lew. 43s Hersey ST.. Cadillac, Mich.
writes: Ever since left the army,
| nave been troubled with case of
kidney trouble and tri many differ
etn medicines which took no effect
Finally | used Foley Pills and they
cured me completely Of all troubles
They cured the backache and strength.
ened the kidneys and made their ac-
tion regular, and normal. All blad-
der trouble and misery have left me.
ana Foley Kidney pills have done me
such a great service, feel they are
the best kidney remedy made, and
shall always recommend them. Rein
Drug Store.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24
SIX LABOR INDICTMENTS
Chicago Grand Jury Charges Con.
spiraey with Intent 20 XIII.

AZ Chicago six men have been in
dicted as labor sluggers by the grand
Jury on evidence given by John Ram.
Ter, shot during raid on the Heisen
building, Dearborn and Harrison
streets
The men indicted are Red" Con
nors. Maurice Enright, Edward Stor-
gaardt, Harry Higgins, John McCabe
and Joseph Kane. They are charged
with conspiracy with intent TO kill
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24
A Nav Attraction

You may see something new In the
circus this year. A new animal has
come 10 America. II Is a cantchill
II you should see II you might think
that somebody had had lot OF pieces
OF toy animals and In default of some
thing better 20 do had made them into
one whole animal The cantchill IN a.
large as a fox terrier puppy that IL
just learning how 60 walk strnight. II
Is white. looks rather like rabbit and
has deer's head without the antlers
and deers hoofs. II really is sor. Of
deer. and II comes from Australia.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24

foley Kidney pills contain just the
ingredients necessary 10 regulate and
strengthen the action Of the kidneys
ana bladder. Try them yourself. r..
zin's Drug Store
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24
BLACK Snow.

There was an unusual snowstorm
not long ago. II was in switzerland.
and the snow that fell was black.
The Switzers were not especially as
tonished. because they have seen
black snow before. and they knew
that the darkness OF the fall came
from little insects that Ind come by
thousands with the snow and lay so
thick that the wilderness of the crys-
tails We not 10 be seen.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24

J. NJ. Howell. popular druggist Of
Greensburg. Ky. says. eve use Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy in our own
household and know u is excellent. -
For sale by Sam Bridges.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24
To Wash White sklrt..

In making white underskirts. IL one
wishes to wear them before washing
and ironing. dip ruiile In cold starch
and let stay ten minutes. then iron.
They will not be so hard To wash when
soiled as they would be without any
starch. ON wash day put n table
spoonful OF turpentine In boiler. also
In blue water.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24
Stains on the Hands.

When vegetables and fruit are pared
the hands are generally left stained.
To take this out rub over with a cut
lemon or wash the places with little
vinegar Deep stains can be taken OF
with pumice stone Wash in weak
suds and rinse and wipe dry, with an
emphasis on the necessity OF drying
the skin well, for this Will keep away
roughness and chaps.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24
Conundrums.

How long did Cain hate his brotherf
AS long as he was Abel.
What Is that which lives in the win
ter, dies I'm the summer and grows
with it's roots upward? An icicle.
Why IL necessity like stupid law
yer7 Because II knows no law.
Why Is Athens like n wornout shoe7
Because IL once had Scion lsole on).
Why will nm insolent fishmonger get
more business than n civil onel Be
cause when he sells 6sh he gives
sauce with II.
why is bankers clerk well I'm
formed7 Because he is continually
taking notes.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-06-24
To Soften an old Paint erusb.

II paint brush has been put away
without cleaning II can be made soft
and pliable by immersing in boiling
vinegar. After simmering in this a
few moments wash thoroughly In
warm soa psuds. rinse and dry.