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ing for another doubling of population III
the decade ahead.


In advertising its greatness to the
world Dallas modestly claims to be the
best governed city in America and points
out that In single decade 1t has more
than doubled its population. Only Biz
mingham,. with its great industrial devel-
opment. and Oklahoma City, with its sud
den jump from q rural village to a siza-
BILE city, among all the cities or the south,
have made as remarkable showing as
Dallas Every element of its population
is filled to the finger tips with enthusiasm
for it's future and the advocates OF the
commission plan attribute much OF this
to the new municipal system. The city
hall finds many opportunities to make its
influence for greater things count In indi-
rect ways. 1t was desirable that new
municipal building be erected and to do
this It was necessary to dispose of the
old one. SO the mayor and the commits
sioners. cooperating with the chamber
of commerce, interested some st. LOWS
capitalists in hotel proposition and
landed a new p1illion-dollar hotel. They
sold the old city hall and made new
one possible, ali in q single deal. At the
same time they were trying to secure the
location Of a great Methodist university
at Dallas and in this also they were
successful.
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Playing with IRE which had been start
died by her mother In burning trash.
Clara. three-year-old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs.. Alonzo Murphy OF Oakgrove.
mother was badly burned about the hands
in trying TO save her child.
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Henry X. Simpson. grand genera lissimo:
Charles r. Lindsay, grand captain gen.
eral: Edwin b. Hesse, grand senior ward
en-: Lem Towers, IT., grand Junior ward
en-: the Rev. !. Russell Verbrycke.
grind y,l.pla'a f.eo~-a Gibson rond
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loc Turkish Towels,
One day at 03Ic.

The balance Of a large purchase Of
Towels We shall clean up tomorrow
at 6A4c each.
Good, Heavyweight B ] c h d
Turkish Towels, with fringed ends
and neat red borders. Generous
size and absorbent quality.
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The auditor is chosen by commit
tee consisting Of the heads OF the va
rious financial I'M
Choice of Auditor stitutions Of the
community. They
by Committee. nominate a skilled
accountant for the place and the COM
mission elects him to the position. This
plan is used to prevent collusion be-
tween the auditor and some high ofhciai
to whom he might otherwise be under
obligation. II grew out Of an affair of
that kind which happened In Dallas
some years ago. During the howcry
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Galveston and Houston experiments In
commission gov
Dallas Charter. eminent. the Tex
as legislature was
VuIe1uAy O1@wA' extremely liberal
with commission charters In 1907. no less
than FIVE other cities having been sup
piled with new municipal charters at the
same time as Dallas. The Dallas in
strument is said to be one Of the most
carefully drawn Of all the commission
government charters now in existence in
the United States. In the main 1t fol-
lows the Houston idea. It IL not 4 diff
cult thing 70 bring about Q municipal
election in Dallas, but up to this time .
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Partisan Primary
Closely Guarded.

than q majority OF the voters petitioned
the ofIicials to run again-so that their
election, was assured before ballot box
was opened. While the bipartisan pri-
mary has not secured foothold in Dial.
las. nor In other Texas cities for that
matter. there 10 = partisan primary whose
operations are closely regulated, and the
candidates must run IN the city At iar3e.
At the Arst meeting AFTER election the
commission organizes, with . member .
the head Of each Of the four departments.
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that the voters should constitute the i'm
parchment court.
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Marvel Four-ply Rubber Garden
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Walnut-finished Screen Doors; four
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That the new form Of government has
worked well In the four years II has been
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That the people OF Dallas are pleased
with their officials and also with their
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Womens Plain Pumps, Ankle-strap
Pumps. Instep,strap Pumps Button and Butcher
Oxfords. Sailor and Eclipse Ties. etc, Of tan calf
and kid, black kid. gun metal black suede. velvet,
patent leather. patent colt etc. Turns and welts.
All sizes and from A to E widths
Values worth from $3.50 to $3.50 at $685.
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White Canvas Button Boots, Oxfords
and Pumps. plain and with strap Turns and
welts. Every pair guaranteed, and made of gen.
uine Sea Island duck.
All sizes: widths from to E.
Misses and Children's Patent Leather
Roman Sandals. extra high and regular cut.
Some with patent collar tops and tassels.
Sizes from Sta to II, 11h to 2 and 2k to ):
Values worth $3.50, 1910 and $500. at $1.9
The Washington herald., 1911-08-16
JEWEL THIEVES
HELD BY POLICE
Woman Protests Gems We're
Found in WashrOOm.

With the arrest yesterday afternoon
of Benjamin Powell. John Bushman, and
Dolly Rogers. all negroes. on charges of
grand larceny. the police have solved the
mystery Of the robbery of Mrs. Walter
E. Colwell in the Union Station on the
morning OF July 81. Nearly all the
pieces of jewelry which Mrs. Colwell lost
several minutes before taking a train
on that day have since been gracing the
person Of the dusky Dolly.
Powell and Bushman were showing the
gems to a Pennsylvania avenue broker
when Precinct Detective Klnedenst and
Policeman Hainey, of the Fourth pre-
cinct, entered the place and took the
two would-be pawners into custody.
When Dolly was taken to the station
she said she had found the hand bag
containing the jewelry in the washroom
at the Union Station the morning Mrs.
Colwell lost it. The police expect to
recover all of the jewelry. which con-
sists of a watch, several pearl pins, and
rings.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-16
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
WHITE

WHITE
James p. Harris. 30. Of Frederick County Nd
and Nellie Harris. %. Of Frederick County, Md
Rev. Albert Osborne.
Frank P. Voehl, o. and Minnie P. Carrico %
Rev. ]. Luther Frantz.
Alvin r. Chrsley S. Of Auburn. " Y, and
Sophie X. koeber. ~. Rev. A. s. Johns
William Willis Bolls 3s. and Dess Mae Bowers,
50. Rev. z. T. Mowbray.
George E. Hand .. Of Somerset. Va, and
Frances NJ. Henry. g. Of Woodvie. Va Rev.
Jay J. Dunon.
Joseph Minkin. q. and Rose Mednick. 2. Rev
Abraham Wolf.
Pasquale di Rocco. 3. and Ida stradeln. r. Rev.
J. NJ. O'Brien.
Harry v. Cox. . and Anna c. worthington. ls
Rev. C. Herbert Reese.
James f. Goldsmith. @ and Mamie Hodges, l9
Rev VI. p. ]. Egan
George F. Graves o. Of CovesviIle. Va, and
Nora L. Coleman, %. Of Charlottesville Va. Rev
G. J. S. Hunnicntt.
Leonard White. q. Of Delphos. Kans, and Mary
j. SimOnton. 2. Rev. George A. Miller
CoLORED.
James Hinson, Il. Of Baltimore. Md. and Eliza
beth Jones. 50. Of Baltimore, Md. Rev. S. P. W.
Drew.
Jaspar Bowies. n. and Hattie Coles. % Rev
w. A. Jones.
George Buchner. p and Henrietta Lacy ls Rev
W. ]. Robinson.
Nathaniel P. Banks ., and Ida Hunt, 2 Rev.
J. ]. o'Connor
Wilfred Warren. 9. and sallie Cobb, @ Rev
Thomas T. Taylor.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-16
MOTHER AND CHILD
FALL BEFORE CAR
Motorman Saves Two by Ap'
plying Emergency Brake.

Attracted by the cries of her twenty
months-old baby. who grasped frant-
cally at the fender of a street car, Mrs.
John Hawkins. of sol Nichols avenue
southeast. threw herself In front Of the
moving car. but escaped serious injury
through the dexterity of the motorman
in stopping the car. Both mother and
child were picked up in a half-dazed
condition. Both We're found to be suf-
fering from contusions and bruises about
the head and body. Their condition is
not serious
Mrs. Hawkins was in the front of her
home when she heard a woman scream
and then was startled by the cries of her
little son. Looking around, she saw that
the child had been struck by the fender
Of street car.
The mother jumped toward her child
and fell headlong in front of the moving
car The child was showed out of the
way by the mother.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-16

suspiciously. Finally he started on a
run for the end of the pier.
Forsberg and Hutzler both started after
hih and saw him disappear beneath the
surface of the water. A boy in the
water was about to go to the mans side
when Forsberg, realizing that the man
would probably drown the child under
the water, yelled to the young hero not
to go near him.
life preserver was thrown from the
wharf to the drowning man. With an
oath he pushed 1t. away and sank. A
life belt fell within reach OF him when
he came to the surface again. but this.
too. he refused. The rescuers then
realized that they must work quickly to
save the man. A rope was given Fors-
berg, who threw 1t around the form of
the drowning man as he was about to
sink for the third time. It practically
lassoed him. and he was pulled from the
water
On being revived by his rescuers. Lee
declared that he would try to end his life
again. and that the next time he would
be sure that no one frustrated him. He
refused to make known the reason for
his dependency. He was later arrested
on a charge Of being drunk and dis
orderly.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-16
DISTRICT DISPUTES
ITS LIGHT BILLS
No Money Paid for Electric
Light Since October.
LAMP POWER IS THE ISSUE
Private Firms Occupy Government
Land WronEfully-White House
Gets New silver CIoset-147,OOO
Persons Ascended the Monument
Last Year-10,OOO Walked Up.

Because Of a controversy as to whether
or not the candle power of government
arc lamps in the city is as high as re-
quired oy contract, no payments have
been made to the electric power company
furnishing the lamps and electricity
since last October, according to the an
nual report of Col Spencer Cosby, U. S.
A, superintendent of public buildings
and grounds, for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1911, which was submitted yes
terday.
Until the question has been settled sat
isfactorily by necessary tests, payments
will continue to be suspended. The
Bureau of Standards has tested a num-
Der of the incandescent gas lamps used
in the parks of the city. and has found
them operating in accordance with
specifications
Private Firms Encroached.
Col. Cosby states that a great deal Of
property owned by the government in
the District is now occupied by private
firms. without the consent Of the depart
ment. Investigations are being made of
the various cases.
Many improvements have been made
at the White House during the year,
including the construction Of a silver
closet. built in one end of the store
room on the ground floor; the installa-
ton Of a new house telephone system,
and the erection Of new lightning rods
on the mansion.
Considerable work was required by Col.
Cosby's department in decorating the Ex-
ecutive Mansion for the large number of
social functions held during the year.
There were four state dinners. two day
receptions. two dances, two balls, four
garden parties. ten small dinners, four
musicales. and the Presidents wedding
anniversary reception held, requiring spe-
cial decorations.
During the year more than 1F0OO per-
sons looked over the city from the top
OF Washington Monument, 1900 travelling
TO the height up the steps. One statue in
the city is at present in course of con-
struction, that of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.
The department contemplates the erection
or monuments to Barry, Columbus, and
John Paul Jones.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-16
DEALERS SENT TO JAIL.
Live Poultry Merchants Convicted
in New York.

New York, Aug. 15.-Thirteen of the
nineteen members Of the New York Live
Poultry Commission Merchants Protec-
tive Association were convicted to-day
before Judge Rosalsky Of conspiracy to
injure trade and commerce and prevent
free competition by the operation of "an
illegal and corrupt monopoly
Judge Rosalsky, on recording the YER
dict of guilty, committed all the defend
ants to the Tombs, in spite of an almost
fearful protest from former District At
torney Jerome. The Judge also an
nounced he will impose prison sentence
tomorrow upon the defendants.
The crime is a misdemeanor, punish
able by imprisonment for one year or a
fine Of $500, or both penalties may be i'm
posed
The Washington herald., 1911-08-16
G. A. R. ELECTION
TO BRING FIGHT
Col. McElroy Has Many Ac-
tive Supporters.
WASHINGTON MEN IN RACE
of the Potomac VIII
Be Divided, with Three Candi-
Pension Bill Causes Uprising
of the Opposition Forces.

That the 1910 fight at the G. A R. grand
encampment in Atlantic City, when Col.
Gilman, Of Massachusetts,. defeated Col
John McElroy, of the District Of Column
bia, for the office of commander-in-chief
will be a quiet church social compared
with the coming contest at the national
encampment In Rochester next week is
the prediction of the leaders of the two
factions will clash again.
Col. McElroy will again make the race,
and this time the faction that encom-
passed his defeat last year will advance
as its standard bearer Judge Harvey NJ
Trimble, of Bureau County. Ill.
Strange to say. the leaders and direc-
tors of both factions are Washington
men. Col McElroy. backed almost SOL
idly by the Department of the Potomac,
Of which he is a past commander, and
aided by the prestige Of the National
Tribune, the G. A. r. publication, OF
which he is the editor, will be the storm
The Washington herald., 1911-08-16
ROBERT E.. LEE SAVED
FROM SUICIDE ATTEMPT
Note to Sweetheart Clutched in Hand on Futile
Search for Death by Drowning

In a determined effort to end his life
by drowning. Robert E. Lee, twenty
nine years old. 434 X street northwest.
after jumping from a wharf at the foot
Of K street southwest yesterday after
noon, refused all aid offered by rescuers
until half drown ID. when he was pulled
to safety by a rope.
Clutched in the would-be suicides hand
when he was taken from the water was
an envelope, on the back of which was
written the following note:
ITO the one I love, Robert E. Lee,
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
She had good time down at Marshall
Hall the other day, anyhow. Didn't you,
dear?"
The missive. which Lee had evidently
intended to be his last, was signed Your
little boy"
Only the efforts of Gus w. Forsberg.
we'll known among the local bathing
fraternity, and Mervel Hutzler, of 632
Morton street northwest, saved Lee from
drowning. Both men were standing on
the wharf when they noticed Lee walk
ing about the end Of the pier. acting
The Washington herald., 1911-08-16
NIXON HELD FOR MURDER.
seIf-defense Is Plea of Fugitive on
Return Here.

William Nixon, the negro charged with
killing William Stewart, another negro,
In Gordon avenue northeast early Sum-
day morning, was arrested at Wood
stock, Md, yesterday. Central Office
Detective McNamee went to the Mary
land town and brought the negro to
this city In the afternoon.
I,Ixon, when questioned at police head
quarters regarding his reasons for kill
ing Stewart, said that the victim, in
company with several other negroes, had
threatened his life and made an attack
upon him, when he drew the revolver
and fired one shot. He denies that 1t
was his intention to kill Stewart, and
says that he shot In self-defense. He
is charged with murder and will prob
ably be given a preliminary hearing this
The Washington herald., 1911-08-16
DIED..

BARRETT-On Monday, August II, 1911.
after a lingering illness, ESTELLA,
beloved wife Of the late John T. Bar
Funeral from her late residence. s16
Four-and-a-half street southwest. on
Wednesday. August 16. at a. m;
thence to st. Dominic's Church,
where mass will be said for the re-
pose Of her soul
BROWN-On Sunday, August 13, 1911. at
7:30 p. m. at his residence, 1l21 Twen-
ty-second street northwest, after an
illness of eight months, LEMUEL R..
beloved husband of Rosina Dorsey
Funeral from his late residence on
Wednesday. August 16, at 2 o'clock
1nterment in Harmony Cemetery.
COPLAND-On Saturday, August Il,
1911. at his residence, Arlington, Va,
JAMES H. COPELAND. aged sixty
Funeral services Wednesday, August
16, at p. m, at his late residence
1nterment at Congressional Cemetery.
All friends and relatives invited to
attend.
1911. at $40 p. m, after long and
painful illness, JULIA DODDRELL
(nee Kennedy, native of County
Galway. Ireland. widow Of James
Funeral will take place from her late
residence, 734 Ninth street southeast.
Wednesday. August l6, at a. m;
thence to st. Peters Church, where
requiem mass will be said for the
repose OF her soul. Interment at Con-
gressional' Cemetery. Relatives and
friends invited to attend
KELLY-On Monday. August IA. 1911. at s
a. m, after long Illness, IDA B.
KELLY (nee Geier). beloved wife OF
James Kelly.
Funeral from her late residence, rs
Thirteenth street northeast, Wednes-
day, August is. at 8 o'clock a. m. Re-
ouiem mass at Holy Name Church at
$3.50 Interment In ST. Mary's Ceme-
terry. ...-
MATHEwS-On Sunday. August Is, 1911,
at $40 D. m, after a long and pain
full illness, HATTIE WILLIAMS
MATHEWS. beloved wife Of James
H MATHEWS.
Funeral from Second Baptist Church.
Falls Church, Va, Wednesday.
August IS. at y. m.
Monday. August IA. 1911. at
s:45 a. m. at Oakmont, Chesapeake
Junction. sEYMoRE WARREN Or
Funeral Wednesday. August ls. at
p. m
Sunday, August IL
1911. at fo:4o p. m. MARK r, the be-
: loved father Of John M. and Thomas
p. Wilkinson.
Funeral Wednesday morning. August
16. at . q, m. from his sons resi-
dence. . Todd place northeast. thence
to 81 Martins Church. North Capitol
will be said for the repose OF his soul
Interment In Mount 0ilvet Cemetery
Funeral private. baltimore and 81.
Mary County (Md) papers please
coPO' -
The Washington herald., 1911-08-16
GROUNDS READY FOR FETE.
St. Charles Members Will Enter
tain Tonight.

Preparations have been made for the
lawn fete to be held tonight at Claren-
don. Va. for the benefit OF the St.
Charles Catholic Church. and everything
indicates a gala time for the suburban
ties and friends who attend from the
city.
The ladies of the parish have been
active toward making the affair a sue
cess. The church grounds are only a few
minutes walk from the electric line and
will be brilliantly illuminated.
Booths have been arranged attractively
about the grounds. and from them the
ladies will dispense ice cream, cakes,
candies. and other good things to eat.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-16
BIRTHS REPORTED,
WHITE

WHITE.
William and Hosanna White, boy.
W. B. and Annie NJ. Kersey boy.
James NJ and Mary A, Mitchell. girl
Israel and Annie Liben. girl.
William A. and Julia A. March. boy.
Charles E. and Emma q. Quigiy. boy.
Albert J. and Delilah Sinons boy.
Anthony and Eliza Hanak. girl.
Charles d. and Anna N. Keller, twins, boy and
ih.
Anthony @. and Charlotte r. Gunerman, boy.
Richard +. and Mary E. Bowman, boy.
Arthur q. and Helen @. Wilson. bog.
COLORED.
Benjamin and Rosa Smith. boy.
Hugh d. and Mary Bankett, girl.
Charles II. and Isabel Z. Tbbs, bog.
Frank p. and Bessie A. Laney. boy.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-16
TWO REVENUE CUTTERS HERE,
Apache and Onondaga Lie Mt City
Wharves.

The revenue cutter Apache has been
lying here in port at the Lighthouse
Service wharf for the past week, and on
Sunday the cutter Onondaga came into
port and was berthed at the Washing
ton barracks pier.
1t Is stated that the Onondaga came
here for the purpose OF taking officials
Of the Treasury Department on a trip
down the river.
This cutter is often sent to sea from
Norfolk to assist vessels in distress, and
on July 4, 1870 both of the vessels pa
trolled the racing course above the High
way Bridge.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-16
Nichols. sheldon Dead.

Providence. r. l.. Aug. l5-Nicholas
discoverer Of "Soapine" and
treasurer Of the Kendall Manufacturing
Company. died this morning In his
year. He had been en-
gagged in the soap-making business more
than fifty-one years. He engaged sue
in the cotton yarn. screw
and soap-making industries, and
was successful In each. amassing sub
stantial fortune.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-16

center Of more or less personal fight.
The leaders of the opposition will be
"Corporar' James Tanner and Thomas S.
Hopkins. both of this city, and both
personally hostile to McElroy and many
Of the things for which he stands.
Pension Bill Causes Factions.
While McElroy will be the real center
of the fight, the nominal line of demarka-
ton between the factions will be found
at the Sulloway pension bill question.
Those who are for the Sulloway pen
sion bill, the most radical OF the pension
measures now before Congress, will line
up with McElroy; those who afe opposed
to the bill in question will align them
selves with the opposition. The result
of the clash Is expected to shake G. A.
r. circles to the foundation.
The supporters OF the local candidates
are confident of victory. Col MeElroy
has worked assiduously and effectively
for the success of the Sulloway bill.
which local G. A. r. leaders say is the
most popular with the rank and file OF
the veterans. This work, they say, will
prove big factor in the fight for Col.
McElroy. Moreover, they say, Judge
Trimble, who will be supported by the
opposition, is practically unknown outside
known In many sections Of his own State.
He is a former department commander
and was president of the Vicksburg
Park commission.
Col. McElrOy Has Organ.
Col. McElroy. on the other hand, both
through his previous candidacy and
through his former position as senior
vice commander-in-chief, to say nothing
of his connection with the National Tri-
bune. is widely known throughout the
departments of the Union.
Local supporters still cling to the as
sertion that charges whispered around at
the Atlantic City national encampment
encompassed his defeat last summer, and
that, as these charges have been wiped
off the slate by the court Of inquiry
which Col. McElroy demanded, he will
have increased support in consequence at
this election.
The encampment begins Monday morn
ing and continues throughout the week.
Washington, or the Department of the
Potomac, will send thirty-three repre-
sentatives, officially. OF these the five
delegates from the department are in
structed for McElroy, and all but six Of
the twenty-eight life members of the
G. A. r. House of Lords are pledged to
his support. The other six will vote with
Tanner and Hopkins.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-16
WILL TAKE MILES OF PAINT.
Interior of State, Wnr, and Nav,
Department to Be Decorated.

With a view to securing better light.
the walls of the four corridors OF the
State. War, and Navy Building will get
a new coat Of paint OF the buff tint.
They were painted light blue many
years ago, but rewriting Of the building
has done much toward damaging the
walls. Roughly estimated, the corridors
of the building cover about two and one
half miles.
The work will be under the direct su-
pervision of Capt. L. S. Grant of the Of
flee of Public Buildings and Grounds.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-16
Local Temperature.

Midnight. Is; a. m. rs; a. m. "a; a m.
%; q M. II; 10 q. m, Sc; Il noon, So; 2 p. m.
s6; p. m. S.; p m. 76; p. m. rs; 10 p m, q
Maximum, So: minimum, n
Relative humidity. a m, 90; p m, 80; p
m. s6. Rainfall Is p n. to p. nj. 93S Hours
Of sunshine 5s; per cent Of possible sunshine. e
Temperature date last year-Maximum. 80;
minimum, 10